Category: Zambia

The Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (known as Festac ’77), was a major international festival held in Lagos, Nigeria, from 15 January 1977 to 12 February 1977. The month-long event celebrated African culture and showcased to the world African music, fine art, literature, drama, dance…

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Details Publisher:  Distributor: Printer: Zambia Printing Company Process: Photographer: Year: 1977 Series:  Zambian Wildlife

View More Zambia Philately: Zambia Printing Company (Type 1B)

Details Designer: A Chimfwembe Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Zambia Philately: 1976 Tanzania Zambia Railway (TAZARA) – 25n Goods Train – Local

  Details Designer: A Chimfwembe Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity: Sheet Numbers

View More Zambia Philately: 1976 Tanzania Zambia Railway (TAZARA) – 53n Miniature Sheet

The Tazara Railway is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia’s Central Province. The governments of Tanzania, Zambia, and the People’s Republic of China built the railway to eliminate landlocked Zambia’s economic dependence on Rhodesia…

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Julbernardia paniculata is a medium to large tropical tree, also known as muchesa. It is widespread over the warmer parts of south tropical Africa, preferring moderately high altitudes, typically 1,000 to 1,200 metres (3,300 to 3,900 ft). It is very common over its range and is the dominant woodland tree…

View More Zambia Philately: 1976 World Forestry Day – 3n Mutondo (Julbernardia Paniculata)

Colophospermum mopane, commonly called mopane, is a tree in the legume family (Fabaceae), that grows in hot, dry, low-lying areas in the far northern parts of southern Africa. The tree only occurs in Africa and is the only species in genus Colophospermum. Its distinctive butterfly-shaped (bifoliate) leaf and thin seed…

View More Zambia Philately: 1976 World Forestry Day – 10n Mpoane (Colophospermum)

Ficus sycomorus is a large, semi-deciduous spreading savannah tree, up to 21m that grows in high water table areas. Often found along watercourses such as streams and rivers, swamps and waterholes. The sycamore fig is sensitive to frost but can withstand some cold. It is found in afro-montane rain forests and…

View More Zambia Philately: 1976 World Forestry Day – 4n Mukunyu (Ficus Sycomorus)

In November 1971, the “States members” at the 16th session of the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization, voted to establish “World Forestry Day” on March 21 of each year. Details Date of Issue: 22 March 1976 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: A Chimfwembe Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd,…

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Details Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Black) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Black) Sheet:  Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

View More Zambia Philately: 1975 Silver Jubilee of International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage – 15n Furrow Irrigation