Malawi Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d Fishing

The 4d stamp was created from various pictures, both black & white and coloured, of lake fishermen and dug-outs. These were of typical scenes on Lake Malawi where traditional fishermen use hollow tree-trunk canoes and small types of seine and gill nets.

The two Kodachrome 35mm images below are:

  • Photo A – Lake scene, Kota Kota
  • Photo B – Chia Lagoon, Kota Kota district
Details
  • Subject: Fishing
  • Designer: Victor Whitely
  • Printer: Harrisons & Sons Ltd, London
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 14.5 (comb)
  • Cylinders: 1A (Orange) 1A (Black)
  • Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
  • Quantity:
Cylinder Numbers
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