Rhodesia Philately: 1970 Inauguration of the Posts & Telecommunications Corporation – 25c Telephone Exchange

Modern telecommunications equipment is the subject of this stamp. Rhodesia was the first country in Africa, and one of the first six in the world, to have subscriber trunk dialling facilities when equipment, designed and built by post office engineers, was introduced to the public system in March, 1954.

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 (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Black)
    • 1B (Magenta) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Black)
  • Sheet: R10 x 5 (50)
  • Quantity: 250,000
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