STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1994-1995)

 

Botswana : 50th Anniversary of ICAO

 

Issue date: 30/06/1994

 

 

 

Two controllers working at the console in the control tower at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Gaborone; ICAO 50th anniversary logo.

 

Chubb Protector airport crash tender, i.e. efficient fire-fighting vehicle manned by 4 highly trained officers (including driver), capacity 9,000 litres of water and 450 litres of foam concentrate; ICAO 50th anniversary logo.

 

Refreshments and full scale meals maintained by usage of standard food cabins serviced locally and transferred to passenger aircraft as required; ICAO 50th anniversary logo.

 

Outside view of control tower which offers an overall wide surveillance of the whole airport and its approaches; ICAO 50th anniversary logo.

Full sheets, with control numbers.

 

 

 

 

Cancelled To Order (CTO), corner blocks of 4 stamps.

 

 

First Day Cover with the Avions de Transport Régional ATR-72 aircraft from Air Botswana in process of being serviced by ground personnel.

 

First day Cover signed by the stamp designer M. McArthur.

 

Background: The stamps of this issue show various aspects of airport activities at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport, Gaborone, Botswana, all of which conform to ICAO Rules and Regulations.