Category: Rhodesia

Details Subject: Tourism Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Cyan) 1B (Black) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Cyan) Sheet: 10 x 5 (50 stamps) Quantity: 1st Printing – 760,000 (No.001-7,600) 2nd Printing –…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 7½c Tourism

The Hydrofoil “Seaflight”3 was launched on Lake Kariba, this was one of a kind in Rhodesia. It had been imported secretly, its transportation from the coast to Kariba had presented many challenges. It has an ill-fated career, not long after its arrival it struck an underwater obstacle and was badly…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 6c Water Transport

Details Subject: Commerce Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) Sheet: 10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: 7,860,000 (No.001-39,300) Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 4c Commerce

The stamp showed a Rhodesia Railways Road Motor Services (RMS) truck conveying a load of cotton to one of the cotton gins. Details Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Chromo with brownish gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1B…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values) – 3c Road Transport

On 1 January 1973, new postal rates came into effect resulting in new value stamps being issued, replacing older values from the 1970 Second Definitive Issue and introducing two new designs. Details Date of Issue: 1 January 1973 Reprints: 7 May 1973 (3c) 1 February 1973 (7½c) 13 August 1973 (14c)…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1973 Second Definitive Issue (New Values)

Details Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Brown Gum Cream Gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed from booklet panes of the 1970 Definitive series to produce panes of 4. Sheet: R2 x 2 (four stamps) Quantity: 3,000 large printed sheets producing the following mini sheets: Type…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1972 RHOPHIL 72 – 3½c Commerce

Details Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Cream Gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed from booklet panes of the 1970 Definitive series to produce panes of 4. Sheet: R2 x 2 (four stamps) Quantity: 3,000 large printed sheets producing the following mini sheets: Type A –…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1972 RHOPHIL 72 – 2½c Tourism

Details Designer: Rose Martin Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: Brown Gum Cream Gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed from booklet panes of the 1970 Definitive series to produce panes of 4. Sheet: R2 x 2 (four stamps) Quantity: 3,000 large printed sheets producing the following mini sheets: Type…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1972 RHOPHIL 72 – 1c Agriculture

The Congress of the Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa, through the Mashonaland Philatelic Society held an exhibition of stamps in the Beit Hall, Girls High School, Salisbury from 28th August to 2nd September, 1972. The combined events were given the name “Rhophil 72”. The miniature sheets were only available for…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1972 RHOPHIL 72

Details Publisher: Pictorial Publishing Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. Salisbury Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer:  Year: 1972 Series: 

View More Rhodesia Philately: Pictorial Publishing Co. (Pvt.) Ltd. – Type IIIA