STAMP ISSUES RELATED TO ICAO (1984-1985)

 

Tanzania : 40th Anniversary of ICAO

 

Issue date: 15/11/1984

 

 

Icarus in flight. 

Hans Ernis's proposed design for the ICAO stamps was modified by Paul Peter Ndembo of Dar-es-Salaam, Designer of the stamps of this issue (born in 1945).

 

McDonnell Douglas DC‑10 (back), Boeing 737 (front) of Air Tanzania and air traffic control.

 

Boeing 737 of Air Tanzania undergoing maintenance.

 

ICAO 40th anniversary emblem.

Lower-left corner stamps.

 

 

 

Stamp with Margin; part of sheet 1C1C1C.

Full sheets with control number.

 

 

Block of 4 with sheet control number; part of sheet 1E1E1E1E.

Stamp with Margin; part of sheet 1C1C1C.

Gutter pairs.

 

 

Stamp with Margin; part of sheet 1E1E1E1E.

 

 

Block of 6 stamps,

Lower right pair.

 

Gutter pair.

 

 

Miniature sheet with the four stamps of the issue.

 

Presentation card of this issue.

 

First Day Covers.

 

 

The following cover is from a set of 3 albums (in a special 3-ring binder) of 109 first day covers with 18-karat gold proof-quality specimens (gold replica) matching the commemorative stamp attached. The Advisory Board of the International Postal Collectors League selected the finest stamp designs from the nations of the British Commonwealth; this became the Royal International Gold Collection of Official First Day Covers, sponsored by the Calhoun's Collectors Society (limited to 7,500 samples). Dates of stamp issues of this collection range from the 1982 and 1987.

The front of the album, the Certificate of Authenticity and the cover of Tanzania are shown hereafter. Each page of the album has a description in English of the issue, just below the cover. Each cover has a First day of Issue cancelled stamp and a gold foil replica of the same stamp mounted on the descriptive page.

 

 

 

 

Background: Colours of some stamps of this issue refer to the ones shown by the national flag of Tanzania. On 26 April 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form a new republic, the name Tanzania being adopted on 29 October 1964. Like the name of the country, the new flag was a merger of that of its constituent parts.

The green alludes to the natural vegetation and rich agricultural resources of the country, while black represents the Swahili people who are native to Tanzania. The blue epitomizes the Indian Ocean, as well as the nation's numerous lakes and rivers. The thin yellow stripes stand for Tanzania's mineral wealth, derived from the rich deposits in the land.