Category: Zambia

Details Subject: Red-Breasted Bream (Tilapia rendalli) Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of four and separated by vertical and horizontal gutters. Divided into two panes through vertical gutter for distribution. 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Fish of Zambia – 4n Red-breasted Bream (Tilapia rendalli)

The Fish of Zambia series was a special Christmas issue for 1971. Details Date of Issue: 10 December 1971 Date Withdrawn: 10 March 1972 Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of four and…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Fish of Zambia

The Dag Hammarskjöld Memorial Crash Site marks the place of the plane crash in which Dag Hammarskjöld, the second and then-sitting Secretary-General of the United Nations was killed on 17 September 1961, while on a mission to the Léopoldville Congo Republic. The site is located 10 km from Ndola, in…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 25n Peace

On 18 September 1961, Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate a cease-fire between United Nations Operation in the Congo forces and Katangese troops. His airplane crashed near Ndola, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). Hammarskjöld perished as a result of the crash, as did all of the 15 other passengers. The circumstances of…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 10n Death in Honour

The dove has been a symbol of peace and innocence for thousands of years in many different cultures. In the story of Noah in the Bible, when the flood waters receded, Noah sent out a dove which returned with an olive leaf, to show that the Biblical flood was over…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 15n Peace

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) is the main policy-making organ of the Organisation. Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. On 31 March 1953, the Security Council voted 10-0-1 to…

View More Zambia Philately: 1971 Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961) – 4n United Nations General Assembly

In 1971, the Zambia National Tourist Bureau ran a campaign Come on in! It’s GREAT in Zambia!  That year, 25,000 tourists visited Zambia, and by 1972, this number rose to 42,378. Cinderella References The Statesman’s Year-Book 1973-74

View More Zambia Philately: Come on in! It’s GREAT in Zambia!

Eagle Travel Ltd was a tour operator and travel agent. The head office was located in Findeco House, Cairo Road, Lusaka. They had branches in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe, Livingstone, Luanshya, Mufulira and Ndola. Eagle Agency was the travel division of Consumer Buying Corporation of Zambia Ltd (Z.C.B.C.). In 1971 it…

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  MV Makumbi was launched in 1971. It was owned and managed by the Zambia National Tourism Bureau. The luxury river boat (launch) had a 150 capacity and covered five miles on the Zambezi river from Livingstone to neighbouring islands.  The cruises lasted an hour and travelled upstream to above Victoria…

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Details Subject: Makishi Mask Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography (Delacryl process) Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in two panes, separated by vertical gutter. 1B (Orange) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) : 1A (Orange) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) [left : right] Sheet: R5 x 5 (25 stamps)…

View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 15n Makishi Mask