Art Craft: First Day Covers – Rhodesia & Nyasaland
Art Craft
First Day Covers – Nyasaland
The Peninsular Exchange Club First Day Covers – Nyasaland 1937 – Coronation
Nmir & Chapman (PVT) Ltd Bulawayo Originally a cast iron foundry principally manufacturing spares for the mining industry, Nimr and Chapman has been based in Bulawayo since 1931. Founding partner Martin Nimr obtained control of the equity in the early 1940s. Nimr and Chapman’s steady growth has culminated in the company being one of the…
Ruislip Stamp Co. United Kingdom/Canada Ruislip Stamp Company was owned by one of the greatest stamps dealers in Canadian philatelic history, Kasimir Bileski (1908-2005). “K. Bileski” has been one of the best-known names in the stamp industry throughout North America for most of the 20th century. It was during his travels with his uncle that…
No. 8 in the Famous Figures Series Rhodesia Details Date of Issue: 15th May, 1974 Designer: Peter Birch Printer: Mardon Printers (PVT) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Offset Lithography Paper: White, brown gum Perf: 14 Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1B 1B 1B 1B Sheet: 10 x 5 Quantity: 400,000 Varieties Broken ‘O’ in Rhodesia (R10/1 Cylinder B) First…
O. Conolly & Company (PVT) Ltd. Bulawayo O. Conolly & Co was founded in 1929 by Mr Osment Conolly with an initial capital of $200. At first the foundry consisted of a small cupola furnace, built by Mr. O. Conolly and housed in a shed on Industrial Stand No. 1 in Bulawayo. The first products…