The leopard (Panthera pardus) is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera. It has a pale yellowish to dark golden fur with dark spots grouped in rosettes. The leopard was first described in 1758, and several subspecies were proposed in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is adapted…
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Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 6d Communications Old & New
When Zambia achieved independence in 1964, the country embarked on a long-overdue investment in communications. Support for the investment in the 1960s and 1970s was through China which had established itself as an African ally through south-south cooperation and aid. Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None…
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M Makumbi (M.V.) N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Zambian Airways Corporation (Aer Lingus) Zambian Airways Corporation (Alitalia)
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Exploitation of the Mufulira property began in 1929 but was severely handicapped by the financial depression. Early in February 1930, the Rhodesian Selection Trust, the British South Africa Company and the Bwana Mkubwa company agreed to sell the Mufulira Special Grant to Mufulira Copper Mines Ltd which incorporated 2 March…
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Bangweulu (“where the water sky meets the sky”) is one of the world’s great wetland systems, comprising Lake Bangweulu, the Bangweulu Swamps and the Bangweulu Flats or floodplain. The Bangweulu system is fed by about seventeen rivers of which the Chambeshi (the source of the Congo River) is the largest,…
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Gabriel Ellison Gabriel Ellison (1930-2017) was a Zambian artist, best known for assisting in designing the national flag of Zambia, and for designing many of Zambia’s stamps from the 1960s to 1980s when she was head of the Graphic Arts section at the Ministry of Information. Ellison was born in…
View More Zambia Philately: Stamp DesignersZambia Philately: Meijer Wormeveer N.V.
The Meijer printing company was established in 1890 by Gerrit Meijer, who founded a bookstore on the Wandelweg where small commercial and family printed matter could also be ordered. This gave him reason to start his own printing company together in 1896. In 1955 they switched from letterpress to offset…
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Rhokana Corporation Ltd was registered in London on 16 February 1923 as Rhodesian Congo Border Concessions Ltd. The name was changed to Rhokana Corporation in March 1931. Control was transferred to Northern Rhodesia on 1 January 1951 and it was re-incorporated on 11 May 1954 under the Rhoanglo Group…
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The Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is a large woodland antelope, found throughout eastern and southern Africa. The greater kudu is one of two species commonly known as kudu, the other being the lesser kudu, T. imberbis. Greater kudus have a narrow body with long legs, and their coats can range from…
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Caps Printing Ltd was a British printer based in Caps House, London. Postcards KZ Series KZ Series (Zambia Airways) Type I
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