Category: Zambia

Zambiasaurus is an extinct genus of dicynodonts that was discovered in the Middle Triassic (Anisian) Ntawere Formation of Zambia, southern Africa. It was a large dicynodont, reconstructed using several fossil fragments, in majority belonging to probably a juvenile Zambiasaurus submersus. Details Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Questa Colour…

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Homo rhodesiensis is the species name proposed by Arthur Smith Woodward (1921) to classify Kabwe 1 (the “Kabwe skull” or “Broken Hill skull”, also “Rhodesian Man”), a Middle Stone Age fossil recovered from Broken Hill mine in Kabwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). I The stamp appears to be a complete…

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Oudenodon is an extinct genus of dicynodont. It was common throughout southern Africa during the Late Permian. Several species of Oudenodon are known.  Specimens of O. luangwensis have been found from Zambia. Rubidgea is a genus of gorgonopsid from the upper Permian of South Africa and Tanzania. Rubidgea is part…

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Details Date of Issue: 1 February 1973 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Pty Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A : 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 4n…

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Details Publisher:  Distributor: Printer: SAPRA Studio, Nairobi Process: Photographer: Zambia National Tourist Bureau, P.O. Box 17, Lusaka, Zambia Year: 1973 Series:  Zambia In the Sun (ZNTB)

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Details Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity:  Sheet Numbers

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Details Date of Issue: 1 December 1972 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity:  Subjects 4n – Mary and Joseph 9n – 15n – 25n –

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Since independence, a much stronger emphasis was given to wildlife conservation, particularly as public interest had grown and safari tourism showed itself to have a high potential. From only one National Park before independence, Zambia reserved twenty-nine million hectares of land for wildlife conservation including nineteen National Parks and thirty-one…

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Farming in Zambia was predominantly rain-fed with only 1% of the potential agricultural land irrigated. Maize was the main food and cash crop, followed by sorghum and cassava. However, production of almost all crops didn’t meet needs and much of the food of Zambia was imported and maize was impacted…

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Zambia was considered to have an abundant water supply for the Southern African region. However, with the growing demand on water for industrial and domestic use, it was expected that Zambia could experience severe water shortages. It was believed the shortage would be exacerbated by industrial pollution spoiling – especially…

View More Zambia Philately: 1972 Conservation Year (2nd Issue) – 15n Our Water – For Diverse Uses