Category: Zambia

In the First National Development Plan, focus was placed on copper prospecting, exploration, development, mining and metallurgy. This did not mean that the prospecting, exploration and development of non-copper minerals was neglected. The main breakthrough in non-copper mining was the development of coal mines and the discovery of nickel. Among…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 1/- Coalfields

Under the First National Development Plan, telecommunications facilities were strengthened considerably. A high capacity micro-wave link was established between Lusaka and the main cities in the Copperbelt. Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 comb Cylinders:  1A (Black), 1A (Silver), 1A (Blue-grey)…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 9d Microwave Link

At the time of Independence, co-operative development had not made any substantial progress outside the Eastern Province. With the advent of Independence, the political and social significance of co-operation was immediately recognised and, under the Transitional Plan and the First National Development Plan, considerable emphasis was laid on this form…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 6d Agricultural Co-operatives

Zambia Youth Service was established in 1964 as an outlet for large numbers of untrained youth, both boys and girls, who had complete part or all of primary school. The initial period of establishment was largely experimental in nature until 1965 when the service’s objectives became more defined. Skill camps…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 4d Zambia Youth Service

The implementation of the First National Development Plan (FNDP) was designed to strengthen the Zambian economy and to correct certain grave imbalances inherited from colonial days. It was further accentuated by the Rhodesian Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. This stamp release coincided with Zambia’s third anniversary of independence. Details…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Brown), 1A (Gold) : 1B (Brown), 1B (Gold) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps)…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 2/6d Airport

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Purple), 1A (Gold) : 1B (Purple), 1B (Gold) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R10 x 6 (60…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport – 6d Airport

A set of two values, 6d. and 2s. 6d., marking the opening of the Lusaka International Airport, will be released mid-May. The airport Terminal Building is the main theme common to both stamps and is depicted against a purple background on the 6d. value and a brown background on the…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 Lusaka International Airport

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Gold) 1A (Black) : 1B (Gold) 1B (Black) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R12 x 5 (60 stamps) Quantity…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Assembly Building – 3d National Assembly Building

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Gold) 1A (Green) : 1B (Gold) 1B (Green) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R12 x 5 (60 stamps) Quantity…

View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Assembly Building – 6d National Assembly Building