From Broken Hill
1925 £2 brown, £5 light blue, £10 lilac, £30 red-brown and £50 grey imperforate proofs in issued colours, mounted on board (202x126mm.). An exceptionally rare group.
British and Foreign Bible Society The British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) was founded in 1804 by Williams Wilberforce and others for the purpose of making the bible available in any language for which there was a readership. The earliest beginnings of the BFBS in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) began when the Matabele King, Mizilikazi, heard of…
Roman Catholic Church Dominican Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus St Dominic de Guzman (c1173 – 1221) founded the Dominican Order (also known as the “Order of Preachers” – OP) in the early Middle Ages. Women were apart of the Order from the beginning. A convent of contemplative nuns was established in Prouille,…
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
Air Rhodesia Salisbury to Johannesburg Flight Details Date: 1st November, 1973 Flight: RH 167 Captain: John R Heap Operator: Air Rhodesia Aircraft: Boeing 720 Commemorative Covers
British Overseas Airways Corporation British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. After the passing of the Civil Aviation Act of 1946, European and South American services passed to two further state-owned airlines, British European Airways (BEA) and British South American Airways (BSAA). BOAC…
