As the railway pushed northwards so too did the first telegraph line. This followed a route from Mafeking to Palapye and on to Macloutsie, where it then followed the same route taken by the pioneer column to reach Salisbury. The stamp shows a typical construction party of the time.
Details
- Designer: Rose Martin
- Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Process: Lithography
- Paper: Chromo with brown gum
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- 1A (Magenta) 1A (Dark Brown) 1A (Deep Orange) 1A (Yellow)
- 1B (Magenta) 1B (Dark Brown) 1B (Deep Orange) 1B (Yellow)
- Sheet: R10 x 5 (50)
- Quantity: 250,000
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