Art Craft: First Day Covers – Rhodesia & Nyasaland
Art Craft
First Day Covers – Nyasaland
Municipality of Umtali The Sanitary Board of Umtali became a Municipality in 1914. The Mayoral Chain in use was a gift from the British South Africa Company and was presented by Dr. Jameson on a visit in the same year. Stationery Acknowledgement of Communication Type I – Post (4679) Type IA – Post (6653)…
Hunters Road Gwelo District Post Office History 1911.11.01 – Opened as a postal agency under Gwelo. 1953.00.00 – Upgraded to a money and telegraph office. Service 1911.11.01 – Mail service by rail. Postmarks
Edward Trevor Brown Umtali Edward Trevor Brown (E.T. Brown) was born in the village of Cromford in Northumberland in 1905. His father was the village stationmaster on the old Great Central Railway and E.T. never forgave the railway company for leaving his family destitute after his father died prematurely. He left school at age 14…
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 &…
British and Foreign Bible Society The British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) was founded in 1804 by Williams Wilberforce and others for the purpose of making the bible available in any language for which there was a readership. The earliest beginnings of the BFBS in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) began when the Matabele King, Mizilikazi, heard of…
Higginson and Turnbull Pty Ltd Salisbury/Johannesburg Higginson and Turnbull were established in 1900. They were automotive sales representatives and consultants for items such as bicycles, automobiles and parts, hardware, tools, domestic appliances, agricultural equipment, clothing and leather manufacuturing, furniture, paints, electrical and mining machinery. Contributors James Gavin FB