Join Royal Mail as they interview Dominic Newton, Arnold Machin’s nephew and Director and Trustee of the Machin Arts Foundation.
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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,…
View More Zambia Philately: 1975 3rd Definitive Issue – 10n Giant Pangolin (Manis temmincki)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
View More Zambia Philately: 1973 Third Commonwealth Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers – 25n Parliamentary MaceMalawi 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…
View More Malawi Philately: 1973 Traditional Musical Instruments – 3t Kalimba/thumb dulcitoneZambia 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
View More Zambia Philately: 1973 Centenary of the Death of Dr. Livingstone (1813-1973) – 4n “Blessed are they…”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…
View More Malawi Philately: 1972 Air Malawi – 3t Vickers ViscountMalawi Philately: 1971 Christmas – 3t Madonna and Child (William Dyce)
Dyce visited Italy in the late 1820s. While there he became aware of the art of the Nazarenes, a group of German painters. They were inspired by 15th-century religious painting, and set out to create an art for their own times which possessed the same moral purpose. This picture, modelled…
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Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games – 9d Runner
Details Designer: John Cooter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 13 Cylinders: 1a (Red), 1a (Blue) 1b (Red), 1b (Blue) Sheet: Two panes separated by a gutter Quantity: Cylinders
View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Ninth Commonwealth Games – 9d RunnerBahamas Philately: Stamps and Postal Products – 1970s
1970 1970 – Diamond Jubilee of Girl Guides (1910-1970) 1970 – New U.P.U. Headquarters 1970 – Goodwill Caravan 1970 – 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) 1970 – Christmas 1971 1971 – Definitive Series 1971 – 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) 1971 – Christmas 1971 1972 1972 –…
View More Bahamas Philately: Stamps and Postal Products – 1970s