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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Zambia Philately: Sumbu National Park
In 1971 the Sumbu Game Reserve, located on the south-western shores of Lake Tanganyika, became Sumbu National Park. Locations Kasaba Bay
View More Zambia Philately: Sumbu National ParkZambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 15n Makishi Mask
Details Series: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts 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]…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 15n Makishi MaskZambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 5n Clay Smoking Pipe Bowl
Details Series: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts Subject: Clay Smoking Pipe Bowl Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography (Delacryl process) Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes, separated by vertical and horizontal gutters, and guillotined through vertical gutter for distribution. 1B (Black) 1B (Greyish Brown) 1B…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 5n Clay Smoking Pipe BowlZambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 3n Ceremonial Axe
Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography (Delacryl process) Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes, separated by vertical and horizontal gutters, and guillotined through vertical gutter for distribution. 1B (Yellow) 2B (Black) 1B (Blue) 2B (Reddish Mauve) : 1A…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Zambian Traditional Crafts – 3n Ceremonial AxeZambia Philately: 1970 – Zambian Traditional Crafts
Zambia’s diverse cultures bring with them a wide variety of traditional skills. Crafts can be found in great variety if not in abundance and among them is some of the finest basketry in Africa. The economy of most of the crafts people is based on fishing, cattle or the cultivation…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 – Zambian Traditional CraftsZambia Philately: SAPRA Studio (RZ Series/Type 1) No.50-99
Details Publisher: SAPRA Studio, Nairobi Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Year: 1970 Series: Zambia In the Sun (RZ – Type 1)
View More Zambia Philately: SAPRA Studio (RZ Series/Type 1) No.50-99Zambia Philately: 1970 Preventive Medicine
Preventive medicine aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. During the 1950s,…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Preventive MedicineZambia Philately: 1970 Preventive Medicine – 15n Nutrition
In 1968, Marianne Dettmers Wightman was a Canadian volunteer with the National Food and Nutrition Commission. She took a photo that became the ‘healthy baby’ for one of the posters that were distributed widely throughout Zambia and Malawi. Gabriel Ellison used a drawing of the healthy baby for the 15n…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Preventive Medicine – 15n NutritionZambia Philately: SAPRA Studio (RZ Series/Type 1) No.100-139
Details Publisher: SAPRA Studio, Nairobi Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Year: 1970 Series: Zambia In the Sun (RZ – Type 1)
View More Zambia Philately: SAPRA Studio (RZ Series/Type 1) No.100-139