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This issue was the Federation’s first Commemorative. The public
were invited to submit drawings in black and white or in colours for
the designs, a prize of £25 was offered for each accepted design.
A total of 39 entries were received and examined by a committee consisting
of the Postmaster-General, representatives of the Rhodesian philatelic
societies, Government Departments and the Mayor of Livingstone.
N.E. Horne submitted the above Essay’s, which were not accepted.
They were part of R.C. Smith’s collection and are illustrated
in his 1967 book on Rhodesian philately on page 392.