Postmarks 1951 – Nyasaland Diamond Jubilee Exhibition The Nyasaland Postal Department provided facilities at the 1951 Nyasaland Diamond Jubilee Exhibition for sending commemorative covers stamped with Diamond Jubilee stamps. The covers were stamped with the original ‘Chiromo’ barred-circle obliterator (the first obliterator used in Nyasaland). The mail was then dispatched to the Blantyre Post Office…
Travelling Post Office 1924 South Africa Parliamentary Tour A special train was provided to the delegates of the 1924 South Africa Parliamentary Tour to act as their headquarters throughout the tour. The train also had a post office on board for use by the delegates. Of note, the Australian delegation included the Postmaster-General of…
Travelling Post Office 1935 Fifth Imperial Press Conference A travelling post office was included on the South African Railways train that took Imperial Press Union delegates on a trip through southern Africa. The two postmasters were seconded by the Rhodesian Government for the Rhodesian-leg of the journey. Postmarks A special postmark was available on…
Post Office 1963 World Tobacco Congress Between 18th-26th February, 1963, a post office was opened at the University of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. Covers posted at the post office received a special postmark. Postmarks A special postmark was utilised during the congresses. These are most commonly seen in black. However, a purple version can be found…
G. Budricks & Co No.s 200-219 – Type IVA (Colour)
Braune & Levy No.s 1610-1620
Paris Evangelical Missionary Society Series 11
Paris Evangelical Missionary Society Series 3
Postmarks 1960 Royal Tour Two postmark types were used for this tour. Type A According to the GPO Notice 60/2/60, Type A was used was used in these towns from 11th to 30th May 1960: Bulawayo Kariba Kitwe Lilongwe Lusaka Mongu Salisbury Zomba The Barry’s book “Postmarks of Rhodesia” indicates that the Bulawayo type A…
Postmarks 1957 Royal Tour A single special postmark was used for the tour in conjunction with a date-stamp from the town of posting. It is understood that this date-stamp was only used in the town she was visiting that day. However, some date-stamps of cities also appear on cover on dates where the Queen Mother…
