The subject of this stamp is the bridge over the Mpudzi River 26 miles from Umtali on the Umtali-Birchenough road. The single 100-foot span which rises 40 feet from the river is an open spandrel twin-rib arch with a trestle approach. The bridge has a double carriageway and an overall length of 220 feet. It was designed and built by the Southern Rhodesia Government at a cost of £45,643 and was completed in September, 1961.
Details
- Designer: Rose Martin
- Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Process: Lithography
- Paper: Chromo with creamy/brown gum
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders: 1A (Black) 1A (Red) 1A (Green) 1A (Yellow)
- Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps)
- Quantity: 390,000
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