Tourism, which is rapidly expanding, is represented by this illustration of the controversial Zimbabwe Ruins. The conflicting opinions of archaeologists, attributing the origin of the ruins either to the indigenous Bantu people or to a bygone Arab or Phoenician civilization, serve only to heighten the mystery of the ruins and their attraction to visitor and resident alike.
Details
- Designer: Rose Martin
- Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Chromo with brown gum
- White fluorescent with clear-cream gum (2nd Printing)
- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders:
- 1A (Black) 1A (Grey) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Ultramarine) [1st, 2nd Printing]
- 1B (Black) 1B (Grey) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Ultramarine) [1st, 2nd Printing]
- 1A (Black) 1A (Ultramarine) 1A (Cyan) 1A (Grey) [3rd, 4th Printing]
- 1B (Black) 1B (Ultramarine) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Grey) [3rd, 4th Printing]
- 1A (Ultramarine) 1A (Black) 1A (Grey) 1A (Cyan) [5th Printing]
- 1B (Ultramarine) 1B (Black) 1B (Grey) 1B (Cyan) [5th Printing]
- Sheet: 10 x 10 (100)
- Quantity:
- 1st Printing – 48,400,000 (Sheet No. 001-242,000)
- 2nd Printing – 896,600 (Sheet No. 242,001-286,800)
- 3rd Printing – 23,060,000 (Sheet No. 286,801-402,100)
- 4th Printing – 23,640,000 (Sheet No. 402,101-520,300)
- 5th Printing – 36,620,000 (Sheet No. 520,301-703,400)
- Reprints:
- 10 May 1971 (2nd Printing)
- 20 September 1971 (3rd Printing)
- 27 March 1972 (4th Printing)
- 1 January 1973 (5th Printing)
Sheet Numbers (1st Printing)
Sheet Numbers (2nd Printing)
Sheet Numbers (3rd Printing)
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