Advertising Covers: Meikle’s Hotel – 1960
Meikle’s Hotel
1960
Rhodesian Printers Ltd Bulawayo/Salisbury Rhodesian Printers Ltd was a publishing firm in Bulawayo. In 1961 they merged with Mardon, Son and Hall of Bristol, England and former Mardon Aslin to form Mardon Printers which eventually became NatPrint. Letter Cards Type I – Greetings From Rhodesia Postcards Type I Type II Kingstons Ltd: Tour Rhodesia &…
J Mann & Co Bulawayo J Mann & Co were mining, engineering and general suppliers based in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. The company continues to trade today. FB
Ryall’s Blantyre Hotel Ltd Blantyre Louisa Ryall, whose husband worked for the Nyasaland Volunteer Reserve as builder and contractor, responded to an advertisement appearing in the Nyasaland Times in 1919 requesting the need for hotel accommodation in Nyasaland. Louisa had already established the Limbe Hotel in 1914. Ryall converted one of the buildings that used…
Rhodesia & Nyasaland Red Cross Centenary Details Date of Issue: 6th August, 1963 Date Withdrawn: 5th October, 1963 Date Invalidated: 1st September, 1964 Designer: Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: N/A Perf: Comb 14.5 x 14 Cylinders: 1A Sheet: 6 x 10 Booklet: N/A Quantity: 7,135,000 First Day Covers Other Covers Ace Cover Service C. W. George…
Bembesi Bubi District Bembesi was the site of the most decisive battle of the Matabele War. On 1st November, 1893, a battle was fought between the Matabele Warriors (Ndebele), under the leadership of Lobengula, and the British forces, under the command of Major Patrick Forbes. Lobengula fled after the defeat at Bembesi but not…
Barclays Bank of Zambia Ltd Kitwe