1932 – First Regular Mail Service to Cape Town (From Limbe)
First Regular Mail Service to Cape Town
From Limbe
British Overseas Airway Corporation 1952 – First Flight On 2nd May, 1952 the first regular jet flight, with a de Havilland Comet, left London with 36 passengers on board. Flying 450-500 m.p.h. at 35 – 40,000 feet, these first pure jet airliners in the world completed the 6,700-mile flight in 23 hours, 20 minutes, including…
Nyasaland 1913 – George V Definitive Series Details Date of Issue: 1st April, 1913 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: De La Rue Process: Paper: Ordinary (½d to 2½d) Chalk surfaced (all others) Watermark: Multi Crown CA Perf: 14 Cylinders: 1 Sheet: Booklet: N/A Quantity: FB
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight From Limbe to Cape Town Limbe to Natal
J. H. Gold First Day Covers – Nyasaland 1937 – Coronation
Nyasaland QEII Definitive Series – New Perf Details Date of Issue: 8th March, 1954 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., London Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: Multi Script CA Perf: Comb 12 x 12.5 Plates: ½d – 2d – 6d – Sheet: Booklet: N/A Quantity:
Nyasaland Electricity Supply Commission Blantyre In 1958, the Nyasaland Government enacted the Electricity Act. Under the new act the Nyasaland Electricity Supply Commission (NESCOM) took over the assets, liabilities and staff of the Electricity Services Department (which had been established in 1948 within the Ministry of Public Works). NESCOM became the sole agency to generate,…