Category: Rhodesia

Details Date of Issue: 14 August 1974 Reprints: 6 January 1975 (20c, 25c, 50c, $1, $2) 5 October 1975 (5c, 12½c) 17 March 1976 (3c) 1 July 1976 (4c, 10c, 20c) 17 November 1976 (50c, $1, $2) 20 July 1977 (6c) 16 November 1977 (4c) 15 March 1978 (20c) Date Withdrawn:…

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The Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is the antelope whose name is linked with nearly every explorer and hunter in Africa from the earliest days. It is the most written about and most sought after, and the Kudu head, with its sweeping spiral horns, has always been a most coveted trophy of…

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Guinea Fowl Butterfly (Hamanumida daedalus): The dusty-coloured wings with comma-shaped marks peppering the entire surface makes it difficult to see this butterfly on the ground. It habitually settles on bare patches for this reason. When it flies, slowly skimming over the earth, it is the darker shadow keeping pace with…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – $2 Hamanumida daedalus

Large Striped Swordtail (Papilio antheus): Favouring more tropical regions, this swift butterfly is nevertheless found in some areas in Rhodesia. It is not often closely observed on account of its wild and fast flying habits. It gathers with other Swallowtails at sucking places where veld roads crossing streams make damp…

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Queen Purple Tip (Colotis regina): So named for being the premier member of the red, orange, purple and gold tip ‘whites’. It is distinguished from other similarly coloured purple tips by its larger size. It belongs to the great family of Pieridae which includes in its membership the African Vagrants,…

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Yellow Pansy (Precis cebrene): A delightful butterfly often found sunning itself on flagstones in gardens, where it may be observed side by side with its namesake the yellow and black pansy flower. Normally seen as a singleton patrolling a favourite open place between flower beds, along footpaths and farm roads,…

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Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus): The bushbuck delights in thick bush and forest areas, and in riverine vegetation in mountainous country. It is common along the Eastern border forestry estates, and may be found in dense shady places along streams in the Chimanimani National Park where its sudden loud bark and sound…

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Pearl Charaxes (Charaxes varanes): Often considered to be one of the most beautiful of the Charaxes. The flaming brick red wings with mother-of-pearl white central patch make a glorious contrast to the deep shadows of forest clearings in which this butterfly is found. The undersides of its wings resemble an…

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Wild Pimpernel (Wormskioldia longepedunculata): The flowers form at the ends of finely haired stalks that have long, very narrow leaves. In their season – the beginning of the rains – the blooms may be seen dotted about singly over the veld. The brilliant deep orange petals have pale undersides. The…

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Pink Sabi Star (Adenium obesum): The stem and base of this lowveld ‘shrub’ are smooth and rotund, and it is at times leafless and reminiscent of a tiny, stunted baobab except that the colour differs from the coppery colour of the baobab. The obesity of the stem just beneath the…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – 12½c Adenium obesum