Category: Zambia

This town of nearly 45,000 was named after the famed English explorer, Dr. David Livingstone, who travelled much of the area. Because it is only seven miles north of the Falls, Livingstone has become known as the Tourist capital of Zambia. It is also the capital of Southern Province.  A…

View More Zambia Philately: Livingstone

Lusaka was founded in 1905 as a water stop on the route and was named after a Chief Lusaaka, the leader of a nearby Lenje village. Lusaka lost some of its status to Salisbury in Southern Rhodesia when the latter became the capital of the merged Federation of Rhodesia and…

View More Zambia Philately: Lusaka

Mbala was a key outpost in British colonial control of this part of south-central Africa and was known as Abercorn. After Zambia’s independence in 1964, the name of the town was changed back to Mbala. Mbala is Zambia’s most northerly large town and seat of Mbala District in Northern Province,occupying…

View More Zambia Philately: Mbala

Victoria Falls (also known Mosi-oa-Tunya – The Smoke That Thunders) is a waterfall on the Zambezi River. It is located between Zambia and Rhodesia and is one of the world’s largest waterfalls. Though known to some European geographers before the 19th century, Scottish missionary David Livingstone identified the falls in…

View More Zambia Philately: Victoria Falls

The town of Ndola was founded in 1904, by John Edward “Chiripula” Stephenson. The name Ndola is derived from the river, which originates in the Kaloko Hills and drains in the Kafubu River. It was started as a boma and trading post, which laid its foundations as an administrative and…

View More Zambia Philately: Ndola

A B C Cairo Road Chingola D E F G H I J K Kabwe Kafue National Park Kalomo Kasaba Bay Kitwe L Lake Bangweulu Livingstone Luangwa Valley National Park Luanshya Lusaka M Mbala Mufulira Mwembeshi N Ndola Ngoma Nkana O P Q R S Sumbu Game Reserve Sumbu National…

View More Zambia Philately: Places of Zambia

Kafwala was one of two camps located in Kafue National Park reserved for wild life conservation. Kafwala was specifically reserved for the Wild Life Conservation Society of Zambia.

View More Zambia Philately: Kafwala Camp

Kalala was one of six smaller camps located on an island in Kafue National Park. It was considered one of the best for fishing.

View More Zambia Philately: Kalala Camp

The Zambezi (also Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The 2,574-kilometre-long (1,599 mi) river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of…

View More Zambia Philately: Zambezi

Nanzhila was one of six smaller camps located in Kafue National Park. It was considered one of the best game viewing areas of the park.

View More Zambia Philately: Nanzhila Camp