Recent Updates

Since December, 2015, the Rhodesian Study Circle has transitioned itself from an established philatelic society to one catered for the 21st Century collector. With thousands of images and over 5,000 pages of philatelic items, we are combining philately with the colourful history of Central Africa to help support you in building your collections.

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March

Collect

• Publications
  • Aerogrammes of British Central Africa – March updates added.
  • Les Congolatres No.44

Engage

• Members Events
  • London 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19. Moved to 2022).
  • Rhodesian Study Circle Annual Conference 2021 added.
• Members Meetings
  • Cape Town dates added.
• Members Workshop
  • Tom Lee – new card added 30.04.1904.

Explore

• Advertising Covers
  • African Banking Corporation Ltd added.
  • Bulawayo Club – new cover added.
  • Deutsche Afrika Linien added.
  • Dunlop Zambia Ltd added.
  • Hodgson & Booysen Ltd added.
  • J Abegg Ltd added
  • J H Mattheys & Co added.
  • J H Plane (Central Africa) Ltd added.
  • J Mann & Co added.
  • J Olsen added.
  • Jameson Hotel – new cover added.
  • John Bell Florist added.
  • Halls Garage – new cover added.
  • Honda Centre (Pvt) Ltd added.
  • Lalji Kurji Ltd added.
  • Lever Bros (Rhodesia) (Pvt) Ltd added.
  • Manica Trading Company Ltd – new cover added to Salisbury
  • Monomatapa Hotel added.
  • National Geographic Society added.
  • Neill Motors (Pvt) Ltd added
  • Old Mutual – Salisbury branch added.
  • Philpott & Collins – new cover added.
  • Rhodesia Oxygen (Pvt) Ltd – Lusaka branch added.
  • Rhodesia Trading Company – receipt added.
  • Rhodesian National Insurance added.
  • Rhodesian Tin and Steelware Manufacturers Ltd – new cover added.
  • Robert Root & Co (Pvt) Ltd added.
  • Salisbury Board of Executors added.
  • SANLAM – new cover added.
  • SAPRA Studios – Type II – African Wild Life added.
  • SAPRA Studios – Type III added.
  • South African Mutual Life Assurance Society – new cover added to Bulawayo branch.
  • Vacuum Oil Company of South Africa Ltd – new receipt added.
  • Victoria Falls Hotel – new cover added to 1905-1917
  • Yiannakis Bros – new cover added.
• Airmail
  • 1932 – First Regular Mail Service to Cape Town (From Salisbury) – new cover added.
• Cinderella
  • Lions International – New cover added to AIDS (Khumalo)
  • 1970 – RAPT Aspects of Rhodesian Farming – new cover added.
  • 1962 – RAPT African Birds – New cover added.
  • 1961 – Second Central African Trade Fair added.
• Events
  • 1992 – Durham County Cricket Club Tour added.
  • 1991 – Royal Visit added.
  • 1988 – Rotary Goodwill Conference added.
  • 1979 – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting added.
  • 1975 – Aloe 75 International Congress – postcard added.
  • 1961 – Second Central African Trade Fair added
  • 1940 – Jubilee Celebrations added.
  • 1913 – Extraordinary General Meeting of the British South Africa Company added.
  • 1874 – Cape to Cairo Railway added.
• Government
  • 1948 – Migrant Labour Act added.
  • 1921 Road Council Ordinance added.
  • City of Salisbury – Form 31 (6320-60) added.
  • City of Salisbury – Form 31 (600-520) added.
  • Civil Commissioner’s Office – No.2285 & 2641  added to Quitrent (Mashona Land)
  • Civil Commissioner’s Office – Quitrent (II) added.
  • Department of Lands – Quitrent No.661 added.
  • Department of Lands – new Quitrent added to Type II (no number).
  • Department of Lands – Letter of Quitrent Payment (Type I) added.
  • Department of Lands – No.4149 added to Quitrent Receipt (Type IA)
  • International Committee of the Red Cross added.
  • Legislative Council added (Northern Rhodesia)
  • Magistrate’s Court added.
  • Magistrate’s Court – Form M.1 added.
  • Municipality of Umtali – Certificate of Payment of Assessment Rates I added.
  • Municipality of Umtali – Certificate of Payment of Assessment Rates II added
  • Municipality of Salisbury – new Rates Receipt added.
  • National Building and Housing Board added.
  • Pig Industry Board added.
  • Registrar of the High Court – new document added to (1910-1919)
  • United Federal Party added.
  • Victoria Sanitary Board added.
  • Victoria Sanitary Board – Argus & Co (2360) added.
  • Wage Stamp – Northern Rhodesia added.
  • Wage Stamp – Red Nyasaland added.
  • Wage Stamp – Green Nyasaland added.
• Military
  • Civil Censorship – new cover added to Southern Rhodesia (No.1)
  • Civil Censorship – new covers added to Southern Rhodesia (DE/2)
• Mines
  • Pickstone Gold Mines Limited added.
• Missions
  • Roman Catholic Church – new covers added to Driefontein Mission
• People
  • Koslowsky, Samuel added.
• Postcards
  • 1988 – Rotary Goodwill Conference added.
  • Big Game Photography (Pvt) Ltd – Type IV added.
  • Blantyre Printing & Publishing Co Ltd – P74753 added to Type I
  • Caps Printing Ltd – KZ2 & KZ4 added to KZ Series (Zambia in the Sun)
  • Cumplin & Harrison Ltd – new card added to Bulawayo & Gwelo
  • E Peters – No.7 added to Type IA – B&W (1-49)
  • E. T. Brown – Type VA – Old Umtali Mission – Southern Rhodesia added.
  • E. T. Brown – Type VA – Beit Bridge Hotel added.
  • E. T. Brown – Type VA – Inyanga Mts – Southern Rhodesia added.
  • E. T. Brown – Type VA – Melsetter – Southern Rhodesia added.
  • E. T. Brown – Type VA – Vumba-Umtali Road – Southern Rhodesia added.
  • E. T. Brown – Type ID added.
  • George Stewart & Co Ltd added.
  • Lennon Ltd – No.23 added to Lennon’s Series ‘S’
  • National Geographic Society added.
  • Norman Carr’s Wilderness Trails – New card added to Type I
  • P.P.I (Pvt) Ltd – No.30 added to Type II – Tour Rhodesia & Nyasaland
  • Percy M Clark – new card added to Berlin 1 Red – Victoria Falls.
  • Phototec – No.10 added to Type I
  • PhotoSafari (Pvt) Ltd – No.101 & 123 added to Type IIC
  • Pictorial Publishing Co. (PVT) Ltd – new cards added to Type IIIA
  • Pictorial Publishing Co. (PVT) Ltd – new card added to Type IB
  • QSL Cards – 1ZEJO added.
  • QSL Cards – ZE2JN added.
  • QSL Cards – ZE3JA-Z added.
  • QSL Cards – ZE6JD added.
  • QSL Cards – ZE2KA – ZE2KZ added.
  • Real Photo Card – new card added to Type IIH.
  • Real Photo Postcards – new card added to Type XIIIA
  • Rhodesia Trading Company – new cards added to Type I.
  • SAPRA Studio – RZ76, RZ86 & RZ89 added to RZ Series (50-99)
  • SAPSCO – 0’621 added to Series 0600 – K Ltd Type IA
  • SAPSCO – Type 4E (Series E.900) added.
  • Smart & Copley Ltd – A50 added to A Series.
  • Unity Press – Type IIIA added.
  • Zambia National Tourist Board added.
  • Zambia Printing Company added.
• Regions
  • 1935 – Silver Jubilee (NR) – new FDC covers added.
  • Selfridges – 1938 – George VI Definitive Issue FDC added.
• Revenue
  • Nyasaland – 1953 QE II Definitive Series (Revenue Overprint) added.
  • Rhodesia & Nyasaland – 1956 Revenue Series added.
  • Rhodesia & Nyasaland – 1956 Cigarette Surtax Duty added.

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