Rhodesia Philately: 1970 Second Definitive Issue – 1c Agriculture

Agriculture has consistently been a major contributor to the economy and the subject of this stamp, “Wheat Harvesting”, fittingly pays tribute to the dramatic break-through in wheat production in the last three years. From almost nothing to self-sufficiency in less than a decade is the ambitious programme now enthusiastically and energetically under way.

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:
    • 1st Printing – 1A (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow)
    • 2nd Printing – 1A (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow)
    • 3rd Printing – 1A (Black) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Yellow)
  • Sheet: 10 x 10 (100)
  • Quantity:
    • 1st Printing – 7,740,000 (Sheet No. 001-38,700)
    • 2nd Printing – 2,880,000 (Sheet No. 38701-53100)
    • 3rd Printing – 4,800,000 (Sheet No.53,101-77,100)
  • Reprints:
    • 17 January 1972 (2nd Printing)
    • 1 January 1973 (3rd Printing)
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