Zambia Philately: 1975 3rd Definitive Issue – 10n Giant Pangolin (Manis temmincki)

The ground pangolin (Manis temmincki/Smutsia temminckii), also known as Temminck’s pangolin, or Cape pangolin, is one of four species of pangolins which can be found in Africa, and the only one in southern and eastern Africa. The animal was named for the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck. As a group,…

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Zambia Philately: 1973 Third Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers – 25n Parliamentary Mace

Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1D (Yellow), 1D (Magenta), 1D(Greyish-Blue), 1D (Bluish-Green), 1D (Black) Sheet: Quantity:  Cylinders

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Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 3t Kalimba/thumb dulcitone

Mbira are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. It is also known as a Kalimba, thumb piano, or thumb dulcitone. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands…

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Zambia Philately: 1973 Centenary of the Death of Dr. Livingstone (1813-1973) – 4n “Blessed are they…”

“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.” (Matthew 5:6) Details Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Pty Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 Cylinders: 1B (Cyan), 1B (Yellow), 1B (Magenta), 1B (Black) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinders Sheet Numbers

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Malawi Philately: 1972 Air Malawi – 3t Vickers Viscount

Air Malawi introduced two ex-Central African Airways (CAA) Vickers Viscounts in 1967 when CAA was wound down. The Viscount entered service on 2 April 1968 on the Blantyre to Johannesburg route, and later routes included Blantyre-Salisbury, and Salisbury-Mauritius via Blantyre and Nampula. The Viscounts were sold to Air Zimbabwe in…

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