Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 3d Groundnuts

The 3d stamp was originally intended to be two colours but Malawi requested the addition of a third colour – green, for the leaves. Groundnuts were purchased by the designer studio to study the shell formation and devise the cutaway picture of a nut. The image is based on a brochure image.

 

Details
  • Subject: Groundnuts
  • Designer: Victor Whitely
  • Printer: Harrisons & Sons Ltd, London
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark:
    • 1st Printing – None
    • 8th Printing – Cockerels
  • Perf: 14.5 (comb)
  • Cylinders:
    • 1A (Red-brown) 1A (Green) 1A (Bistre-brown)
    • 1B (Red-brown) 1B (Green) 1B (Bistre-brown)
  • Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
  • Quantity:
  • Reprints: 8th Printing – 27 June 1967
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References
  • Gibbons Stamp Monthly (June 1964)