Zambia Philately: 1964 Independence First Definitive Issue – 6d Communications Old & New

When Zambia achieved independence in 1964, the country embarked on a long-overdue investment in communications. Support for the investment in the 1960s and 1970s was through China which had established itself as an African ally through south-south cooperation and aid.

Details
  • Designer: Gabriel Ellison
  • Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd.
  • Process: Photogravure
  • Paper: 
  • Watermark: None
  • Perf: 13.5 x 14.5
  • Cylinders: 1A (), 1A (), 1A ()
  • Sheet: R6 x 10
  • Quantity:
  • Reprintings: 24 February 1967
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