Commemorative Covers: 1959 – Central African Jamboree
Commemorative Covers
1959 – Central African Jamboree
Royal Tour 1947 – Souvenir Covers Royal Visit of Their Majesties Purple R Cachet
Rhokana Corporation Ltd Kitwe In March 1931, the Rhodesian branch of the Anglo-American Company changed its name to Rhokana Corporation Ltd. They established the Rhokana Corporation to manage Nkana mine. FB
13th Jamboree on the Air 16-17 October 1971 The 13th Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) was held 16-17 October, 1971. JOTA is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually; it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by Leslie R….
Nyadiri Girls School While Dr. Samuel Gurney was constructing a hospital, he also built a residence for missionaries from the Methodists Women’s Foreign Missionary Society (WFMS). In March 1924, three women were appointed to Nyadiri “to open the Women’s work” (teaching, healing and evangelizing girls and women) – Misses F. Quinton, G. Clark and B….
Rhodesian Grand Prix 28 November 1965 The Rhodesian Grand Prix was an open-wheel motor race held in the 1960’s and 70s, most often as a round of the South African Formula One Championship. During that time it played host to wide variety of racing cars, Formula One, Formula 5000, Formula Two, Formula Atlantic as well as locally created…
The Copperbelt Philatelic Society Kitwe The Copperbelt Philatelic Society was established in 1936 and was located in Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia. Two of the more prominent members/officers were Samuel Koslowsky (Sam Kelly) and Neil Hartley. A number of philatelic covers exist from Koslowsky to family members in Latvia, France and Canada between 1935 to c.1965. Koslowsky…