Homo rhodesiensis is the species name proposed by Arthur Smith Woodward (1921) to classify Kabwe 1 (the “Kabwe skull” or “Broken Hill skull”, also “Rhodesian Man”), a Middle Stone Age fossil recovered from Broken Hill mine in Kabwe, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). I
The stamp appears to be a complete artistic reconstruction of the skull based on a photo taken in 1921.
Details
- Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
- Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Pty Ltd (House of Questa)
- Process: Lithography
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- Watermark: None
- Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb)
- Cylinders: Cyan Yellow Purple Black Red
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References
- British Museum (Natural History)
- Wikipedia: Homo rhodesiensis