The stamp depicts the Star of Bethlehem shining on the Earth, with the message “peace and goodwill to all men.” Details Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Magenta), 1B (Gold) Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: Cylinder Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Christmas – 6d Star of BethlehemThe stamp depicts the Star of Bethlehem shining on the Earth, with the message “peace and goodwill to all men.” Details Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Bluish-Green), 1B (Gold) Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: Cylinder Numbers Sheet Numbers
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 Christmas – 3d Star of BethlehemMalawi produced the first ever Christmas stamps by an African nation. The issue depicts the Star of Bethlehem shining on the Earth, with the message “peace and goodwill to all men.” Details Date of Issue: 1 December 1964 Date Withdrawn: 31 December 1964 Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whitely Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd.,…
View More Malawi Philately: 1964 ChristmasDetails Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Charles Kerlee Year: 1964 Series: Type I
View More Bahamas Philately: Abaco (Type I)Details Publisher: Natural Color Publishers Inc, Miami Beach, Fla. Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Hannau Color Productions Inc Year: 1964 Series: 76700
View More Bahamas Philately: Natural Color Publishers Inc (76700 Series)Sands Road was a sub-Post Office of Nassau that opened c.1964-65. The office handled bulk mail, dutiable letter-packets, and stamp sales. There was no distinctive date stamp using the Sands Road name. A 30mm Nassau circular date stamp (C.D.S) was used. In 1966, a new building was opened on Sands…
View More Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Sands RoadDetails Publisher: Ernie’s Studio & Camera Center Ltd, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Larry Witt Year: 1964 Series: DT-88400-B (Type B) Dexter Supreme
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-88400-B Series – Type B)Details Publisher: Ernie’s Studio & Camera Center Ltd, Freeport, Grand Bahama Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Larry Witt Year: 1964 Series: DT-88900-B (Type C) Dexter Supreme
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-88900-B Series – Type C)The new Essendon post office was opened in November 1964 at a cost of £32,000. The office used bright, corrosion resistant aluminum for the rows of telephone cabinets facing the street, the front doors and window surrounds, interior partitions, light fittings and furniture. The new post office was constructed on…
View More Australia Philately: Essendon (3040)Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti), also known as the Luangwa giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe. It is geographically isolated, occurring only in Zambia’s South Luangwa Valley. The ecotype was originally named after Harry Scott Thornicroft, a commissioner in what was then North-Eastern Rhodesia and later Northern Rhodesia. Postcards 1969 –…
View More Zambia Philately: Thornicroft’s Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti)