Philatelic Society of Rhodesia

Philatelic Society of Rhodesia

Bulawayo

Formed in 1910, the Philatelic Society of Rhodesia was a Founder Member of the Philatelic Society of South Africa. On the 12th November, 1962 it was granted the title of ‘Royal’ by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and became the Royal Philatelic Society of Rhodesia.

The society newsletter, Magnify, came into being in 1970 as a monthly newsletter. It later became bi-montly and then quarterly.

In 1982, the society changed its name to the Royal Philatelic Society of Zimbabwe.

First Day Covers

• Nyasaland
• Rhodesia & Nyasaland
• Southern Rhodesia

Other Covers

• 1953 – Royal Tour
• 1947 – Royal Tour

Publications

• The Postage Stamps of Rhodesia (1932)

 

References

• A Short Potted History of the Royal Philatelic Society of Zimbabwe since Zimbabwe Independence in 1980 to our Centenary Year 2010 – Bob Good