The term antelope is used to refer to many species of even-toed ruminant that are indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.
Antelopes occurring in Malawi include the common eland, the greater kudu, the waterbuck, the sable and roan antelopes, the bushbuck, the nyala, the impala, the southern reedbuck and several smaller species of antelope.
A group of antelope is called a herd. Unlike deer antlers, which are shed and grown annually, antelope horns grow continuously.
Details
- Date of Issue: 15 February 1971
- Date Withdrawn:
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
- Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Watermark:
- 1t to 8t – Cockerels (sideways)
- 10t to 4k – Cockerels (upright)
- Perf: (Comb)
- 13.5 x 14 (1t to 8t)
- 14.5 (10t to 4k)
- 14.5 x 14 (1t coil)
- Cylinders: Printed in sheets of four, separated by horizontal and vertical gutters.
- 1C 1C 1C 1C : 1D 1D 1D 1D [upper left : upper right]
- 1A 1A 1A 1A : 1B 1B 1B 1B [lower left : lower right]
- Sheet: Guillotined through the vertical gutter and distributed as single, two pane sheets [1C : 1A & 1D : 1B].
- R10 x 5 (1t)
- R5 x 10 (2t, 3t, 5t, 8t)
- R5 x 5 (10t, 15t, 20t, 30t, 50t, 1k, 2k, 4k)
- Quantity:
The normal sideways watermark shows the cockerel’s head facing left (as seen from the back). In 1974, the print run had the head facing right and perf 14.
Subjects
- 1t – Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros)
- 1t – Greater Kudu (Coil)
- 2t – Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii)
- 3t – Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula)
- 5t – Puku (Adenota vardonii)
- 8t – Impala (Aepyceros melampus)
- 10t – Eland (Taurotragus oryx)
- 15t – Klipsinger (Oreotragus aceratos)
- 20t – Livingstone’s Suni (Nesotragus Livingstonianus)
- 30t – Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus)
- 50t – Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus)
- 1k – Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)
- 2k – Red Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis)
- 4k – Gray Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia)
References