Postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe

A 1980 stamp of Zimbabwe.
$200 revenue stamps of Zimbabwe in a block of four.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia is a landlocked country located in the southern part of Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east.

First stamps

The first stamps Zimbabwe were issued on 18 April 1980. Before that, stamps of Rhodesia were used.[1]

See also

References

  1. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.295. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
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