Malawi Philately: 1975 Ships of Malawi – 8t Ilala II

MV Ilala II was the largest vessel to operate on Lake Malawi. It was built by Yarrow & Co. of Glasgow and launched on Lake Malawi in 1951. The vessel had a displacement of 620 tons, carried 720 tons of cargo, and 451 passengers (11 cabin class, 50 second class, and 300 hundred third class).

The original Ilala I was named after the district David Livingstone died.

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  • Designer: Richard Granger Barrett
  • Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
  • Process: Lithography
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  • Watermark: Cockerels (sideways)
  • Perf: 13.5 (comb)
  • Cylinders: 1D (Yellow), 1D (Magenta), 1D (Cyan), 1D (Black)
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