1933 – First Internal Mail Flight
The first internal air mail left Chileka field (near Blantyre) to Lilongwe. A special cover was produced by Major H.E. Green with a print run of 510 covers.
Nyasaland Silver Wedding Details Date of Issue: 15th December, 1948 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London (1d) Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London (10/-) Process: Photogravure (1d) Recess – Design (10/-) Typographed – Name (10/-) Paper: Watermark: Multi Script CA Perf: Plates: 1 – 1d 1a – 10/- Sheet: Booklet: N/A…
British Overseas Airways Corporation 1957 – First Britannia Regular Service On 1st February, 1957, British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C.) inaugurated the first regular Britiannia flights in association with South African Airways (S.A.A.). The first Britannia G-ANBI left London flying via Rome, Khartoum, Nairobi to Johannesburg and returned to London on 4th February. The second Britannia…
Pre-Production Leopard Stamp Nyasaland Fig 1 Artist’s drawing in pencil by A.E. Wilson in a design close to that issued, executed on thin card (158x248mm.), marked at foot “Approved E.C. Richards, Governor – C.i.C, 21st. Dec. 1945”. Fig 2 & Fig 3 Two die proofs in purple-brown and green, one in a progressive state without…
Nyasaland 1913 – George V Definitive Series Details Date of Issue: 1st April, 1913 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: De La Rue Process: Paper: Ordinary (½d to 2½d) Chalk surfaced (all others) Watermark: Multi Crown CA Perf: 14 Cylinders: 1 Sheet: Booklet: N/A Quantity: FB
Empire Air Mail Scheme 1937 Stage 1 The Empire Air Mail Scheme (EAMS) provided regular connections between the countries of the British Empire at the very low postal rate of 1½d per half oz. In Southern Rhodesia, the rate was 2d per half oz. As this was an all-up service, an air mail label was…
First Regular Mail Service to Singapore 9 December 1933 Details Dep: 9th December, 1933 (London) Dep: 12th December, 1933 (Cairo – connecting flight) Arr: 17th December, 1933 (Singapore) First Flight Covers To Malay States To Straits Settlements FB
