1931 – Christmas Mail Experimental Flight (From Raylton to England)
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight
From Raylton to England
The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland Mbuma Mission The Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland established Mbuma Mission in 1948 in the remote village of Mbuma, Matabeleland North, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). In 1954, missionary James Frazer opened a Teacher Training Center at the mission. Situated thirty miles northwest of its mission in Zenka, Mbuma “was…
Zeppelin 1st Flight to South America Date: 26th May, 1934 Route: Imperial Airways via Cairo to London. Onwards to Friedrichshafen. Flight Covers
Arnold C Waterfall 1914-1990 Arnold Cartwright Waterfall was a philatelist who was a specialist in the stamps of Tibet. He wrote extensively on the subject and his articles appeared in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, the China Clipper, the Collectors’ Club Philatelist, the China Philatelic Society Bulletin and The Philatelist. His The postal history of Tibet was written after thirty years of personal research and included the information…
Roman Catholic Church St Francis Xavier College St Francis Xavier College (now Kutama College), is an all-boys high school located near Norton in the Zvimba area, 80 kilometres southwest of Harare. The school moto “Esse Quam Videri” is Latin meaning “to be, rather than to seem”. Founded prior to the Second World War by Jesuit Priests,…
Robertson Stamp Co. Pty Ltd Johannesburg First Day Covers Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Southern Rhodesia
Odzi Park Umtali District Odzi is a village off the main Harare-Mutare road. Odzi was established as a railway siding in 1899. Post Office History 1892.03.31 – Deputy Post Office. 1896.06.00 – Closed during the Mashona Rebellion. 1900.00.00 – Re-opened at the railway station. 1927.04.01 – Upgraded to a money and telegraph office. Postal Staff Mr Abbott – Deputy Postmaster…