African Birds
Central African Airways 1954 – First Direct Airmail On the 3rd April, 1954, Central African Airways inaugurated the first direct mail service between Durban and Salisbury. In addition to the mail service, C.A.A. offered 120 day ‘Holiday’ fares at 25% off. First Flight Covers From Durban From Salisbury FB
South Africa General Mission The South Africa General Mission had its origins with the founding of the Cape General Mission (CGM) by Martha Osborn, Spencer Walton and Andrew Murray in 1889. “Murray, a well-known author who founded a university and a seminary, always considered missions ‘the chief end of the church.’” CGM merged with the…
National Society for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Birds Details Date of Issue: Designer: Printer: Process: Paper: Perf: Roulette Sheet: Quantity:
Peter Hill Postcards Salisbury Postcards Type I – Kodachrome Type II – Mercury Productions
Opening of Kariba Dam 17 May 1960 The Kariba Dam project was planned by the government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia had decided earlier in 1953 to build a dam within its territory, on the Kafue River, a major tributary of the Zambezi. It would have been closer to Zambia’s Copperbelt,…
A M Badat & Co Lusaka A.M. Badat & Co. was founded in South Africa in 1908. Badat was a general trader. They eventually became wholesale merchant specialists in ladies, gents and children’s shoes and all types of clothing, hosiery and household goods. The business continues to trade today. FB
