Australia Philately: General Purpose Philatelic Covers (1970-1979)
1977 In response to requests from philatelists for more variety in general purpose philatelic covers, Australia Post has introduced three new small-size covers (164 mm x 93 mm) which are replacing the small-size covers showing golden wattle; however the large-size covers (229 mm x 102 mm) showing golden wattle will…
View More Australia Philately: General Purpose Philatelic Covers (1970-1979)Bahamas Philately: Robinson Inc (BTO700R Series)
Details Publisher: Robinson Inc., Orlando, Florida Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1977 Series: BTO700R
View More Bahamas Philately: Robinson Inc (BTO700R Series)Malawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 40t Blantyre-Nacala Rail Line
Details Designer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Printer: Wallsall Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Yellow), 1A (Cyan), 1A (Magenta), 1A (Black), 1A (Light Blue) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 40t Blantyre-Nacala Rail LineMalawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 20t ‘Ilala’ on Lake Malawi
Details Designer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Printer: Wallsall Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Yellow), 1A (Cyan), 1A (Magenta), 1A (Black), 1A (Light Purple) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 20t ‘Ilala’ on Lake MalawiMalawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 10t Blantyre-Lilongwe Road, Ngumbe
Details Designer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Printer: Wallsall Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Yellow), 1B (Cyan), 1B (Magenta), 1B (Black), 1B (Pink) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 10t Blantyre-Lilongwe Road, NgumbeMalawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 4t Chileka Airport, Blantyre
Details Designer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Printer: Wallsall Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Yellow), 1A (Cyan), 1A (Magenta), 1A (Black), 1A (Light Olive Green) Sheet: Quantity: Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1977 Transport – 4t Chileka Airport, BlantyreMalawi Philately: 1977 Transport
Details Date of Issue: 12 July 1977 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Printer: Wallsall Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 4t – Chileka Airport, Blantyre 10t – Blantyre-Lilongwe Road, Ngumbe 20t – ‘Ilala’ on Lake Malawi 40t…
View More Malawi Philately: 1977 TransportZambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 25n Chaplin’s Barbet
Chaplin’s barbet (Lybius chaplini) is a bird species in the family Lybiidae, which was until recently united with the other barbets in the Capitonidae. This bird was named in honour of Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin, a former colonial governor. The species was re-named to emphasize its status as Zambia’s…
View More Zambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 25n Chaplin’s BarbetZambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 20n White-Chested Tinkerbird
The white-chested tinkerbird (Pogoniulus makawai) is a species of bird in the Lybiidae family (African barbets). It is endemic to the Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests of Zambia. It is only known from the single type specimen, collected in 1964 by Jali Makawa, the field assistant and collector for Constantine Benson.…
View More Zambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 20n White-Chested TinkerbirdZambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 9n Shelly’s Sunbird
Shelley’s sunbird (Cinnyris shelleyi) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The species is named after George Ernest Shelley. Nectarinia is a genus of birds in the sunbird family, Nectariniidae. What species belong…
View More Zambia Philately: 1977 Birds of Zambia – 9n Shelly’s Sunbird