Category: Zambia

Postal Rates Airmail Rates (1964-1969) Surface Rates (1964-1969) 1964 1964 Independence 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue 1965 1965 United Nations Anniversary 1965 1st Anniversary of Independence 1966 1966 WHO New Headquarters Building 1966 University Issue 1967 1967 National Assembly Building 1967 Lusaka International Airport 1967 National Development 1968 1968 Zambia…

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Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branched off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae (chachalacas, guans, and curassows) and before the Odontophoridae (New World quail). The…

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Details Subject: Angoni Bull Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 comb Cylinders: 1A (), 1A (), 1A () Sheet: R12 x 10 Quantity: Reprintings: 26 October 1965 24 August 1966 Sheet Numbers

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The black rhinoceros, black rhino or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) is a species of rhinoceros, native to eastern and southern Africa including Zambia. This is the more widespread of Africa’s two rhino species, an imposing and rather temperamental creature. In the 1960s, the black rhino was recorded in the Kafue,…

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The crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata), also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. Stamps & Postal Products 1972 Conservation Year (1st Issue) – 15n Porcupine References Wikipedia: Crested porcupine

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The lechwe, red lechwe, or southern lechwe (Kobus leche) is an antelope found in wetlands of south central Africa. The lechwe is native to Zambia and are found in marshy areas where they are an important herbivore of aquatic plants. They are golden brown with white bellies. Males are darker…

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Kafue National Park was founded in the 1920s as the Kafue Game Reserve. The park is named for the Kafue River. In 1950 it was formally established as a national park by Norman Carr, an influential British-Rhodesian conservationist. It was the first National Park of the territory and one of…

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The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera native to Africa. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannahs and shrublands. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is a social species, forming groups…

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During the 1960s, many African nations became independent of their Colonial rulers. Zambia achieved independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Following neighbouring East African countries, Zambia saw tourism as a potential foreign-currency earner and an industry that could bring a significant income to the country’s remoter regions. This was…

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Cotton began to be grown on a commercial scale in Zambia as early as 1911. In the years between the World Wars good harvests were obtain but the yields were disappointing due to insects and pests that could not be controlled. By the end of World War 2, cotton production…

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