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Malawi Philately: 1969 Orchids of Malawi

thedigitalphilatelist 09/07/1969
Details
  • Date of Issue: 9 July 1969
  • Date Withdrawn: 9 September 1969
  • Date Invalidated:
  • Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
  • Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd
  • Process: Lithography
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark: Cockerels
  • Perf: 13.5 x13 (comb)
  • Cylinders:
    • 1 1 1 1 1 (4d)
    • 1a 1a 1a 1a 1a (others)
  • Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps)
  • Quantity:
    • 4d – 980,060
    • 9d – 132,752
    • 1/6d – 82,032
    • 3s – 42,187
    • Miniature sheet – 17,273
    • First Day Covers – 2,624
Subjects
    • 4d – White-fringed Ground Orchid
    • 9d – Red Ground Orchid
    • 1/6d – Leopard Tree Orchid
    • 3s – Blue Ground Orchid
    • 5/7d – Miniature sheet
First Day Covers (Official)

2 Replies to “Malawi Philately: 1969 Orchids of Malawi”

  1. I have full sheets of this set with the following cylinders:
    4d and 3/- 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A
    9d and 1/6d 1 1 1 1 1
    Hope this helps

    1. Most likely they were printed in sheets of two as pane 1 and pane 1A. Need to see some visuals on this – not an easy set to get the plate numbers for! 🙂

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