1929 – George V Definitive Additional Value
SAPSCO Series K.800 (Colour) – Real Photo Type IVE
Northern Rhodesia 1963 – QE II Definitive Series Details Date of Issue: 10th December, 1963 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Harrisons & Son Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (½d to 1/3d) 13.5 x 13 (2/- to 20/-) Cylinders: 1A 1B Sheet: Booklet: 3d x 1 pane Quantity: Production Details Production First…
George VI Coronation The coronation of George VI and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth and as Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 12 May 1937. George VI ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, Edward VIII, on 11 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward’s coronation had been planned for 12th May 1937 and…
British and Foreign Bible Society United Bible Societies In 1946, the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) met with 13 Bible Societies and agreed that Bible Societies all around the world would be stronger if they worked together. The BFBS became a founding member of the United Bible Societies. The BFBS ran the society from…
Hotel Edinburgh Kitwe The Hotel Edinburgh was built and opened in 1960 just before independence. The hotel continues to trade today. Contributors James Gavin
Proctor’s Garage Broken Hill Proctor’s Garage was a dealer for Austin and Dodge vehicles. Not much is known of the origins of this business except that in the mid-1950’s Car Mart, Ltd., the largest Austin distributors in Britain, acquired controlling interest in Proctors Garage, Ltd and their several branches, and Neill Motors Ltd, a company which…
