Recent Updates

In December, 2015, the Rhodesian Study Circle undertook the task to re-invent itself for the 21st Century collector through various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and a modernised website.

With thousands of images and over 3,100 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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November, 2018

Collect

• Auction
  • 2018.11 – Philatelic Friends No.29 added.

Engage

• Membership
  • 2019 Subscription now available.

Explore

• Advertising Covers
  • Meikles Hotel (Salisbury) – new 1931 cover added.
• Events
  • 1947 Royal Tour – new stationery added.
• Government
  • Malawi Railways Ltd – new cover added.
• Missions
  • Brunapeg Mission – new cover added.
  • Mutambara Girls School – new cover added.
• Postcards
  • Real Photo Cards – multiple updates.
  • A J Storey – new card added to Type V.
  • African Lakes Corp – new card added to Type I.
  • P M Clark – new cards added to General Series IIA (Black Booklet)
  • P M Clark – new cards added to General Series IIA (Brown Booklet)
  • Philpott & Collins – 1904 Calendar added.
  • Strachan & Co – “lioness” card added to Type E.
  • Tourist Promotion in Africa (PVT) Ltd added.
• Printers
  • Pre-Production – 1938 George VI Definitive Issue (N) added.
  • Pre-Production – 1953 QEII Pictorial Definitive Series added.
  • Pre-Production – 1953 Rhodes Centenary added.
  • Production – Order 269193 added.
• Revenue
  • Quitrent – No.1581 added.
  • Quitrent – No.12031 added.
• Regions
  • British Central Africa
    • 1907 – 1903 Edward VII Definitive Issue (Paper Change) added.
    • 1903 – Edward VII Definitive Issue added.
    • 1900 – 1897 Arms Issue (Additional Value) added.
    • 1897 – 1897 Arms Issue (Surcharge) added.
  • Nyasaland
    • 1938 – George VI Definitive Issue added.
  • Rhodesia & Nyasaland
    • 1963 – QEII Pictorial Definitive Issue (Booklet) added.
    • 1961 – Postage Due added.
    • 1957 – Visit Rhodesia & Nyasaland Air Mail – First Series added
    • 1956 – 1954 QEII Definitive Series (Postage Due Overprint) added.
    • 1955 – 1954 QEII Definitive Series Booklet added.
  • Southern Rhodesia
    • 1941 – 1935 Victoria Falls (New Perf) added.
    • 1938 – 1935 Victoria Falls (New Value) added.
    • 1935 – Victoria Falls added.
    • 1935 – 1931 George V Definitive Series (11.5 perf) added.
    • 1932 – Victoria Falls added.
    • 1953 – QEII Pictorial Definitive added.
    • 1953 – Queen Elizabeth II Coronation added.
    • 1953 – Rhodes Centenary added.
    • 1953 – Central African Rhodes Centenary Exhibition added.

October, 2018

Engage

• 2018 Southern African Philatelic Conference auction catalogue available.
• 2018 Southern African Philatelic Conference programme available.

Explore

• Advertising Covers
  • A F Philip – new cover added.
  • Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd – Livingstone branch added.
  • Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd – Mufulira branch added.
  • Johnson & Fletcher – new cover added.
  • Kodak (Central Africa) Ltd – new cover added.
  • Rhodesian Acceptances Ltd added.
  • Shell Company of Rhodesia Ltd added.
  • Shell Rhodesia (PVT) Ltd added.
• Cinderellas
  • RAPT 1967 – new cover added.
• Events
  • 1968 – 3rd Anniversary of Independence – new covers added.
  • 1964 – Last Day of Northern Rhodesia added.
  • 1935 – King George V Birthday Anniversary added.
• Government
  • Government Stationery – 166346HH new cover added.
  • National Assembly of Zambia – Office of the Clerk added.
  • National Institute of Public Administration added.
  • National Museum of Southern Rhodesia – new cover added.
  • United Nations – Permanent Missions added.
• Military
  • Zambia Regiment – 1st Battalion added.
• Missions
  • Riverside Farm Institute Ltd added.
• People
  • Dysart, Mathilde Thorson
• Postcards
  • A J Storey – new cards added to B.C.A. Type I
  • A J Storey – new B.C.A. Type I (colour) added.
  • Argus Printing & Publishing – two new cards added to series F.
  • Automobile Association of Rhodesia – new postcard added.
  • Church of Sweden – Type IA added.
  • Church of Sweden – Type IB added.
  • Church of Sweden – new cards added to Postcards: Svenska Kyrkans Missionsstyrelse Forlag – Type I
  • E Peters – No.182 added to Type III
  • G S Wilkins & Co added.
  • H M Barbour – Type II added.
  • Hallis & Co – new cards added to Red Back – Type I
  • Hallis & Co – new card added to Red Back – Type II
  • Hallis & Co – new card added to Red – South Africa.
  • Hood & Co – Sanbride Type I added.
  • Nyasaland Pharmacies – new K Ltd Type II series added.
  • P.S.&C – No.1394 Coloured added.
  • R.A.T. & Co Ltd added.
  • SAPSCO – V Series K Ltd Type I added.
  • T D Ravenscroft – new Green Series I – Numbered (B&W) added.
  • T D Ravenscroft – new cards added to Type II – South Africa.
  • Tokim – RN3 added to RN Series.
  • U.M.C.A. – Multiple new additions across most series.
• Post Offices
  • Postal Forms – P.203 – 8212 added.
  • Postal Forms – T.22 -165 added.
• Printers
  • Pre-Production – 1954 QEII Definitive Series added.
  • Production – 1960 – Opening of Kariba Hydro-Electric Scheme added.
  • Presentation – 1954 QEII Definitive Series added.
  • Presentation – 1960 – Opening of Kariba Hydro-Electric Scheme added.
• Regions
  • 1959 – QE Pictorial Definitive Issue added.
  • 1960 – Opening of Kariba Hydro-Electric Scheme added.
  • 1956 – 1954 QEII Definitive Series Coil added.
  • 1956 – 1954 QEII Definitive Series New Value added.
  • 1955 – 1954 QEII Definitive Series Coil added.
  • 1954 – QEII Definitive Series (RN) added.
  • 1937 – Coronation (N) – new Moloo Brothers & Co cover added.
  • 1953 – Elizabeth II Air Letter added.
  • 1949 – Northern Rhodesia Air Letter added.
  • 1963 – 10th Anniversary of Federation – new proofs added.
  • First Day Covers – Moloo Brothers & Co added.
  • First Day Covers – Wide World Brotherhood added.
• Revenue
  • Wightman & Co – new revenue document added.

September, 2018

Collect

• Auctions
  • Philatelic Friends No.28 Sept, 2018 added.

Engage

• Events
  • SCOTEX 2018 added.

Explore

• Advertising
  • Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd – Kitwe and Kabwe added.
  • Coghlan & Welsh – new cover added.
  • Johnson & Fletcher – new covers added to Ndola and Bulawayo branches.
  • North-Western Farmers’ Co-Operative Society Ltd added.
  • Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ltd – new cover added.
  • Smart & Co added.
• Events
  • 1935 – Salisbury Attains City Status added.
  • 1943 – Bulawayo Attains City Status added.
  • 1968 – MATAPEX 75 updated.
• Government
  • Avondale Village Management Board – new Revenue document added.
  • British South Africa Company added
  • British South Africa Company Stationery added.
  • British South Africa Police added.
  • Cotton Research & Industry Board added.
  • International Red Locust Control Service added.
  • Quitrent – Commercial Branch British South Africa Company II – 14067 added.
  • United Nations Development Programme – new covers added to Malawi.
  • Government Stationery – E.12 added to 995/39/S.
  • Government Stationery – E7 added to 521/46/S.
  • 611/37/S – On His Majesty’s Service added.
  • 78/43/S – On His Majesty’s Service added.
  • 3954KK stationery added.
• Military
  • AFRAF Newspaper added.
• Missions
  • Mutambara Girls School – new cover added.
• People
  • Palca, Tobias added.
  • Pevsner, Michael added
  • Springer, Helen Newton added.
• Postcards
  • Aristophot Co. Ltd – Flag Series added.
  • E Peters – multiple new cards added.
  • Hallis & Co. completed.
  • GB & Co No.s 230-239 PI – Type IVA – Greetings added
  • Geo C Brown – G C Brown, Bulawayo – new series added.
  • Geo C Brown – Stationer Series – Red Imprint – new card added.
  • J N Selkirk added.
  • Kodak Type III General added.
  • Kodak Type II General – multiple new cards added.
  • Kodak Ltd – Type II – Victor B Pare added.
  • Kodak Ltd – J R F Series – new cards added.
  • Lennon Ltd S Series – new card added
  • Lennon Ltd No. Series. – new caed added
  • Lennon Ltd No. Series – Type II added.
  • MacLehose & Co – New card added to Commission series.
  • Percy M Clark – New General Series I Type IA B&W series added.
  • Percy M Clark Berlin Series I – M.Rhodesia– new card added.
  • Percy M Clark – F.R.G.S. – Red Imprint – new cards added.
  • Philpot & Collins Rhodesian Crest Blue – new cards added.
  • Philpott & Collins Coat of Arms I– 35907, 35909 & 35919 added
  • Philpott & Collins Coat of Arms II– 35929 added.
  • Philpott & Collins Recessed Border – new cards added.
  • Pictorial Publications Syndicate – new cards added.
  • R O Fuesslein 1000 Series I added.
  • Real Photo Card – New card added to Type VIIID.
  • Real Photo Card – New Type IXD added.
  • Real Photo Card – Type X added.
  • Smart & Copley – new Smart & Copley Ltd, Bulawayo series added.
  • Smart & Copley – refreshed listings with multiple new additions.
  • Tokim – K Series – new cards added.
  • Tokim – L Series added.
  • Tokim – N Series added.
  • Tokim – NR Series added.
  • Tokim – RN Series – new cards added.
  • Tokim – U Series – new cards added.
  • Tokim – VF Series – new cards added.
  • Tokim – M Shapiro added.
  • Tucks – World Art Service added.
  • Tucks – Empire Postcard added.
  • Tucks – South Africa – Oilette added.
  • Umtali & District Publicity Association Empire Exhibition Set A added.
  • Umtali & District Publicity Association Empire Exhibition Set B added.
  • Umtali & District Publicity Association Series 2 updated.
  • Valentine & Sons – new series and multiple new cards added.
  • Valentine & Sons M Series – EX.151 added.
• Post Offices
  • 21195: Ministry of Posts bulletin added.
• Regions
  • 1966 – Definitive Series (Rhodesia-Harrison) added

Prior Years

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