Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: 1959 Definitive Series – 1d V H F Mast

The 1d. stamps incorporated a V.H.F. mast, superimposed on an outline map of the Federation.

Details
  • Designer: 
  • Printer: 
    • Waterlow & Sons, London Wall, London, E.C. (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 10th printing)
    • Thomas De La Rue & Company London (4th, 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th printing)
  • Process: Recess
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 13.5 x 14 (comb)
  • Plates: 
  • Sheet: R12 x 20 (240 stamps)
  • Quantity: 122,400,000
  • Reprints: 
    • 1959 (1st printing) carmine & black
    • 1960 (2nd printing) carmine & black (lighter shade)
    • 1961 (3rd printing) carmine & jet back
    • 1962 (4th printing) carmine-red & black
    • 1962 (5th printing) carmine-red & black
    • 1962/63 (6th printing) pale carmine-red & black
    • 1963 (7th printing) carmine-red & black
    • 1963 (8th printing) carmine-red & black
    • 1963 (9th printing) orange-red & black
    • 1963 (10th printing) red-brown & black
Sheet Number (Waterlow & Sons)
Sheet Number (De La Rue – Type I)
Sheet Number (De La Rue – Type II)
Sheet Number (De La Rue – Type III)
Sheet Number (De La Rue – Type IV)
Sheet Number (De La Rue – Type V)
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