Category: Rhodesia

The grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) is a large crane species native to Sub-Saharan Africa.It occurs mainly in dry savannah, although it nests in somewhat wetter habitats, and can also be found in marshes, cultivated lands and grassy flatlands near rivers and lakes. Its body plumage is mainly grey and…

View More Rhodesia Philately: Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum)

Details Publisher: Distributor: Print-Ad Products Pty. Ltd., P.O. Box 1812, Johannesburg Printer: NIC Gothic Process: Photographer: Nigel Murphy Year: 1965 Series: PS Series

View More Rhodesia Philately: Print-Ad Products Pty. Ltd. (PS Series)

  Details Series: 1965 Water Conservation Subject: Irrigation Canal Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Red) 1A (Deep Brown) 1A (Light Blue) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 472,000 Sheet Numbers

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1965 Water Conservation – 4d Irrigation Canal

  Details Date of Issue: 19 July 1965 Date Withdrawn: 17 September 1965 Date Invalidated: 1 February 1969 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 3d – 4,148,000 4d…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1965 Water Conservation

  Details Date of Issue: 17 May 1965 Date Withdrawn: 17 July 1965 Date Invalidated: 1 February 1969 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 6d – 592,000 1/3d – 421,000 2/6d – 271,000 Subjects…

View More Rhodesia Philately: 1965 I.T.U. Centenary

Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the…

View More Rhodesia Philately: African Baobab (Adansonia digitata)

Details Publisher:  Distributor:  Printer: Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd, Durban, South Africa Process: Photographer: Mitch Spencer Year: 1964 Series: Rhodesian Animals

View More Rhodesia Philately: Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd – Rhodesian Animals

Details Publisher:  Distributor: Printer: Packaging and Printing Industries (Pvt.) Ltd, P.O. Box 3838, Salisbury Process: Photographer:  Year: 1968 Series:  Type 1B

View More Rhodesia Philately: Packaging and Printing Industries (Pvt) Ltd (Type IB)

  Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd were printers based at 567 Smith Street, Durban, South Africa. In addition they imported stationery. In 1967 the business merged with Interpak ( Pty ) Ltd. The Lion Match Co Ltd held the majority shareholding in the enlarged Interpak Company, and Thos Barlow &…

View More Rhodesia Philately: Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd