Post Office

Waterford

Residential township eight miles from Bulawayo.

History

1957.07.01 – Opened as postal agency under Bulawayo.

Postmarks

Type	Size	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Notes
D2		04/07/1957

Wanderer Mine

Selukwe District

Post Office

History

1936.04.01 – Opened.
1952.00.00 – Closed when mine closed.

Service

1936.04.01 – Mail by cyclist to Selukwe.

: D2

Type	Size	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Notes
D2		31/05/1936	08/11/1950
D3		00/09/1939	01/12/1939

Beatrice Mine was in operation from 1895 to 1945 and was named after Beatrice Borrow, the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow, a member of the Pioneer Column.The mine was pegged by Frank Johnson & Company, Borrow being a partner of the firm.

The Beatrice Mine was originally floated by The Beatrice (Rhodesia) Co Ltd, in 1899. The company had an authorised capital of £200,000, of which £60,000 was issued for working capital. A certain amount of development work was done, and a ten-stamp mill, cyanide works, and other plants were erected.

However, owing to financial difficulties, the company let the property to tributors. After letting to the tributors, the company went into voluntary liquidation on 9 December 1908, the concern afterwards passing into private ownership.

In 1910 the mine was bought by the General Mining and Finance Corporation.Elaborate pumps were installed and the mine was further developed proving five shoots of ore.

Postal Services

The postal service was under Salisbury. Originally named Beatrice, the name was changed to Beatrice Mine from 1911 until 1953.

1911.10.11 – Opened at a Post Office Agency and renamed Beatrice Mine. Mail service by runner to Salisbury.
1912.11.04 – Mail service by coach.
1915.07.21 – Regraded to a Money and Telegraph Office.
1918.05.29 – Mail service by runner resumes.
1920.05.00 – Mail service bi-weekly by runner.
1925.05.00 – Mail service bi-weekly by motor service.
1953.11.02 – Name reverts to Beatrice.

Postmarks

References

Journal of the Rhodesian Study Circle No.242

Beatrice

Hartley District

Beatrice is a village named after the Beatrice gold mine, around which it grew. The mine was in operation from 1895 to 1945 and was named after Beatrice Borrow, the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow, a member of the Pioneer Column.

European settlers also established Beatrice Farm, a large ranch that may have been populated with cattle which they had looted from the Ndebele.

Post Office

History

1901.00.00 – Opened as a telegraph office.
1905.03.31 – Telegraph office closed.
1911.10.11 – Renamed Beatrice Mine.
1953.00.00 – New post office building opened and name reverted to Beatrice.

Postmarks

: D4

Type	Earliest Date	Latest Date
D3	21/11/1953	21/11/1953
D4	23/07/1955	10/11/1965
D5	29/04/1954	10/11/1965

Umfeseri

Makoni District

Post Office

History

1949.12.01 – Opened as a postal agency under Macheke.

Postmarks

: D1

On the first day of use, the datestamp was incorrectly set to 01.12.1939.

Type	Size	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Notes
D1		01/12/1949	26/04/1958

Motapa Mine

Post Office

History

1947.09.10 – Opened as a money and telegraph office.
1948.02.29 – Renamed Eastnor.

Postmarks

Type	Size	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Notes
D2		10/09/1947	12/02/1948

Eastnor

Originally known as Motapa Mine until 1948.

Post Office

History

1948.02.29 – Re-named Eastnor.

Postmarks

: D4

Type	Size	Earliest Date	Latest Date	Notes
D3		01/03/1948	02/09/1948
D4		30/11/1948	31/07/1959

Mashaba

Victoria District

Mashaba (now known as Mashava) is a small mining town. Asbestos was and still is being mined in this small town. There are three mines in the town: Gath’s Mine, King Mine and Temeraire Mine.