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| BOTSWANA
NATIONAL MUSEUM |
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It has been 40 years since the
idea of establishing a national museum in Botswana was
conceived and put into action. It was a daunting task to
start such a service without the necessary resources to see
it through. Nevertheless, today the National Museum,
Monuments and Art Gallery looks back with a sense of pride
at the fruits of labour emanating from all those years of
serving Botswana. When
the museum was started in 1968 it was like taking a quantum
leap in the dark. The whole exercise depended on donors and
an annual grant for recurrent expenditure from the
government for financial support. However, out of the meagre
resources that started taking shape. Temporary exhibitions
were put up. Work on a permanent exhibition depicting the
history and way of life of the people of Botswana as well
as their environment went under way. The museum finally
opened its doors to the public on 30 September 1968.
Collectors
Note:
| Artist
: Photographer |
Paul
Melenhorst |
| Graphics
Designer |
Paul
Melenhorst |
| Printer |
Southern Colour Print |
| Process |
Offset, 4 Process Colours |
| Stamp
Size |
28mm x 42 mm |
| Perforation |
40mm
x 30mm |
| Denomination |
P1.10 , P2.60 , P4.10 P4.90,
and P5.50
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FDC Size |
110mm x
190mm |
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Sheet format |
Panes of
25 x 2 Single Stamps with gutter pair and traffic lights |
| Paper |
110gsm, PVA gum stamp paper |
| Period
of Sale |
One Year |
| Date
of issue |
29 September 2008 |
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