ZAMBIA

Stamps inscribed 'Zambia'

<- 1964 See Northern Rhodesia
1964 ->

From 1964: 1 (Zambia) Pound = 20 Shillings, 1 Shilling = 12 Pence
From 1968: 1 Kwacha (ZMK) = 100 Ngwee
From 2013: 1 (Second) Kwacha (ZMW) = 100 Ngwee (= 1000 ZMK))
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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type
Face value
Remarks SC
1972 Conservation Year I ZM19720315 ST 0_04 Stamp
0.04
Cheetah
MI 77
ZM19720315 FDC 0_54 First Day Cover
0.54
Cheetah (on one stamp)
Lion (in cachet)
Official FDC with all 4 stamps in set
1972 Conservation Year II ZM19720630 ST 0_10 5 Stamp
0.10
Lion
Stamp from MS
MI 88
ZM19720630 MS 0_40 Miniature Sheet
0.40
Lion (on one stamp)
4-stamp MS with
ZM19720630 ST 0_10 5
and 3 other stamps
MI B2
1978 Fighting Poaching ZM19780801 ST 0_32 Stamp
0.32
Cheetah
MI 196
1979 International Year of the Child ZM19790921 ST 0_58 Stamp
0.58
Lion
Wild Cats and Literature
"Kalulu and the Lion", African folk tale
MI 208
M
ZM19790921 MS 1_50 Miniature Sheet
1.50
Lion (on one stamp)
Wild Cats and Literature
"Kalulu and the Lion", African fairytale
4-stamp MS with
ZM19790921 ST 0_58
and 3 other stamps
MI 208
FDC
1987 Tourism ZM19870630 ST 1_70 Stamp
1.70
Lion
MI 406
1987 Wild Cats ZM19871221 ST 20_00 1 Stamp
20.00
Caracal
Stamp from MS
MI 442
ZM19871221 ST 20_00 2 Stamp
20.00
Cheetah
Stamp from MS
MI 443
ZM19871221 MS 20_00 1 Miniature Sheet
20.00
Caracal (on stamp and selvedge - composite design)
Single-stamp MS
MI B14
ZM19871221 ST 20_00 2 Stamp
20.00
Cheetah (on stamp and selvedge - composite design)
Single-stamp MS
MI B15
1991 International Alphabetization Year ZM19910111 ST 18_50 Stamp
18.50
Leopard
Wild Cats in Literature
"Kalulu and the Leopard"
African folk tale
MI 537
ZM19910111 ST 19_50 Stamp
19.50
Lion
Wild Cats in Literature
"The Mouse and the Lion"
African folk tale
MI 538
1991 Small Predators ZM19910125 ST 19_50 Stamp
19.50
Serval
MI 542
ZM19910125 ST 20_50 Stamp
20.50
African Wildcat
MI 543
ZM19910125 FDC 19_50
FDC back
First Day Cover
19.50
Serval (on stamp and cachet)
Audubon Society Flora and Fauna of the World FDC
CC
1997 Endangred Species of the World ZM19970212 ST 500 3 Stamp
500
Jaguar
MI 676
ZM19970212 ST 1000 2 Stamp
1000
Leopard
MI 681
ZM19970212 ST 3000 1 Stamp
3000
Lion
Stamp from MS
MI 686
ZM19970212 ST 3000 2 Stamp
3000
Margay
Stamp from MS
MI 687
ZM19970212 MS 3000 1 Miniature Sheet
3000
Jaguar (on one stamp and selvedge)
6-stamp MS with
ZM19970212 ST 500 3
and 5 other 500K stamps
MI KB674 -679
ZM19970212 MS 3000 2 Miniature Sheet
3000
Lion
Single-stamp MS with
ZM19970212 ST 3000 1
MI B21
ZM19970212 MS 3000 3 Miniature Sheet
3000
Margay
Single-stamp MS with
ZM19970212 ST 3000 2
MI B22
ZM19970212 MS 6000 Miniature Sheet
3000
Leopard (on one stamp and selvedge)
6-stamp MS with
ZM19970212 ST 1000 2
and 5 other 1000K stamps
MI KB680 -685
1998 Year of the Tiger ZM19980330 ST 700 1 Stamp
700
Cartoon Tiger (facing right)
MI 780
ZM19980330 ST 700 2 Stamp
700
Cartoon Tiger (facing left)
MI 781
ZM19980330 ST 700 3 Stamp
700
Cartoon Tiger (facing forward left)
MI 782
ZM19980330 ST 700 4 Stamp
700
Cartoon Tiger (facing straight forward)
MI 783
ZM19980330 ST 1500 Stamp
1500
Cartoon Tiger
Stamp from MS
MI 784
ZM19980330 MS 1500 Miniature Sheet
1500
Cartoon Tiger
Single-stamp MS
MI B36
ZM19980330 MS 2800 Miniature Sheet
2800
Cartoon Tiger
4-stamp MS with all the 700K stamps
MI KB780-783
2000 Butterflies ZM20000208 MS 5000 2 Miniature Sheet
5000
Lion (on selvedge)
Single-stamp MS
MI B69
ZM20000208 MS 5000 3 Miniature Sheet
5000
Cheetah (cub) (on selvedge)
Single-stamp MS
MI B70
ZM20000208 MS 6000 2 Miniature Sheet
6000
Lion (on selvedge)
6-stamp MS
MI KB1115 -1120
ZM20000208 MS 9000 1 Miniature Sheet
9000
Cheetah (on selvedge)
6-stamp MS
MI KB1121 -1126
2001 African Fauna ZM20010330 ST 1000 Stamp
1000
Cheetah
MI 1261
ZM20010330 ST 2000 1 Stamp
2000
Cheetah
MI 1264
ZM20010330 ST 2000 5 Stamp
2000
Lion (two)
MI 1268
ZM20010330 ST 2000 6 Stamp
2000
Lion (four)
MI 1269
ZM20010330 MS 12000 Miniature Sheet
12000

Cheetah (on one stamp and selvedge)
Lion (on two stamps and selvedge)
6-stamp MS with
ZM20010330 ST 2000 1
ZM20010330 ST 2000 5
ZM20010330 ST 2000 6
and 3 other stamps
MI KB1264-1269

M
2005 Animals of Zambia and Africa ZM20050623 ST 2250 1 Stamp
2250
Cheetah
MI 1517
ZM20050623 ST 3300 1 Stamp
3300
Leopard
MI 1521
ZM20050623 MS 13200 Miniature Sheet
13200
Leopard (on one stamp)
4-stamp MS with
ZM20050623 ST 3300 1
and 3 other stamps
MI KB1521-1524
2006 30th Anniversary of the Tazara Railway

Joint issue with Tanzania

ZM20061026 ST 1500 6 Stamp
1500
Lion
MI Unlisted (?) - but we have also seen websites where MI 1595 is used as reference.
ZM20061026 MS 9000 Miniature Sheet
9000
Lion
6-stamp MS with
ZM20061026 ST 1500 6
and 5 other stamps
MI Unlisted (?) - but we have also seen it referred to as KB1590-1595
2010 3rd SAPOA Joint Issue ZM20100409 ST 900 Stamp
900
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1633
Joint issue with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe ZM20100409 ST 1000 Stamp
1000
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1634
ZM20100409 ST 2050 Stamp
2050
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1635
ZM20100409 ST 2250 Stamp
2250
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1636
ZM20100409 ST 2500 1 Stamp
2500
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from ordinary sheets. Matte paper
MI 1630
M
DLS
IL2
ZM20100409 ST 2500 2 Stamp
2500
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from Zambian sheetlet or joint SAPOA sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1637
ZM20100409 ST 3500 Stamp
3500
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1638
ZM20100409 ST 3800 Stamp
3800
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1639
ZM20100409 ST 4050 1 Stamp
4050
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from ordinary sheets. Matte paper
MI 1631
M
ILS
ZM20100409 ST 4050 2 Stamp
4050
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from sheetlet. Golden paper
MI 1640
ZM20100409 ST 4950 1 Stamp
4950
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from ordinary sheets. Matte paper
MI 1632
M
ILS
ZM20100409 ST 4950 2 Stamp
4950
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from ordinary sheets. Matte paper
MI 1641
ZM20100409 SH 25000 Sheetlet
25000
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Sheetlet with the 9 gold-foil stamps
MI KB1633-1641
SAPOA20100409 SH 9 Sheetlet
All stamps denomi-nated in different curren-cies
Cartoon Leopard
World Cup Mascot Zakumi
Sheetlet with
ZM20050409 ST 2500 2
and 8 stamps from the other countries participating in the joint issue
This item is also listed under Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe
2012 Definitives - Mammals ZM20121000 ST 2500 1 Stamp
2500
Lion
MI 1654
ZM20121000 ST 2500 3 Stamp
2500
Serval
MI 1656
ZM20121000 ST 4950 2 Stamp
4950
Leopard
MI 1664
2013 200th Birth Anniversary of Dr. David Livingstone ZM20130319 ST 50 Stamp
50
Lion
MI 1669
ZM20130319 MS 145 Miniature Sheet
145
Lion (on one stamp)
MI B126
2013 Overprints ZM20130000 ST 4_05 1
Used on international
letter
Stamp 4.05
on 4050
Cartoon Leopard
Zakumi (FIFA World Cup Mascot)
Round Stamp from ordinary sheets. Matte paper
ZM20100409 ST 4050 1
overprinted
The original value is struck through with two bowed lines - new value printed in the margin outside the perforation of the round stamp, effectively makin the margin part of the new stamp
MI ???
ILS
2013 Definitives - Mammals (overprints) ZM20130322 ST 2_50 1 Stamp
2.50
on 2500
Lion
ZM20121000 ST 2500 1
overprinted with new currency
MI 1676
ZM20130322 ST 2_50 3 Stamp
2.50
on 2500
Serval
ZM20121000 ST 2500 3
overprinted with new currency
MI 1678
ZM20130322 ST 4_95 2 Stamp
4.95
on 4950
Serval
ZM20121000 ST 4950 2
overprinted with new currency
MI 1686
2014 Definitives ZM20140000 ST 2_50 1 Stamp
2.50

Lion
Same design as
ZM20121000 ST 2500 1
MI 1721

ZM20140000 ST 2_50 3 Stamp
2.50
Serval
Same design as
ZM20121000 ST 2500 3MI 1723
ZM20140000 ST 4_95 2 Stamp
4.95
Leopard
Same design as
ZM20121000 ST 4950 2
MI 1731

Compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable help from Marci Jarvis, Shaun Stevens, Greg Balagian and Nahum Shereshevsky.
Latest update: 10 October, 2014