The 2/6d stamp shows a Central African Airways ‘Viscount’ airliner standing on the apron of the Salisbury air terminal building. The official photograph shows the aircraft as being ‘VP-YND Mweru’, and the time on the airport clock as 8.35 on a sunny morning.
Details
- Designer:
- Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Company London
- Process: Recess
- Paper:
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Plates: Printed in panes of two and separated by vertical gutter. It appears this was distributed in two panes and also guillotined between gutter into single panes.
- 1A (Orange-Brown) 1A (Blue) : 1B (Orange-Brown) 1B (Blue) [left pane : right pane]
- Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps)
- Quantity: 1,700,000
Sheet Numbers (type I)
Sheet Numbers (type II)
