Zimbabwe 1980 Independence Issue, Steam Locomotive
Zimbabwe · 1980 · 16c
This stamp features a detailed illustration of a steam locomotive, specifically a Beyer-Garratt engine, a type widely used on Rhodesian and Zimbabwean railways. The design celebrates the nation's industrial and transportation heritage as part of the definitive series issued to mark independence.
Issued in 1980, this stamp was part of the first definitive set of the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe, replacing the previous issues of Rhodesia.
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Photogravure
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