J Sanders (Philatelists) Ltd: First Day Covers – Northern Rhodesia
J Sanders (Philatelists) Ltd.
First Day Covers – Northern Rhodesia
E. D. Bowie First Day Covers – Northern Rhodesia 1937 – Coronation
Northern Rhodesia 1938 – George VI Definitive Details Date of Issue: 1st March, 1938 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: Multi Script CA Perf: 12.5 Plates: 2 – ½d, 1d, 3d 4 – 1d Sheet: Booklet: N/A Quantity: Production Details Presentation First Day…
Gevaert Type II (Kitwe) FB
Hotel Edinburgh Kitwe The Hotel Edinburgh was built and opened in 1960 just before independence. The hotel continues to trade today. Contributors James Gavin
Gabriel Ellison 1930-2017 Gabriel Ellison was born in Lusaka, Zambia in 1930 and was the designer of many of the country’s postage stamps after Northern Rhodesia was granted independence in 1964. Ellison worked mainly with oils, acrylics, watercolours, tempera and in three dimension form. When doing sculpture she used resin bronze and terracotta. At the time…
A. F. Philip & Co Ltd Bulawayo/Livingstone/Salisbury The Philips were descendants of the Scottish missionary and superintendent of the London Missionary Society, Dr John Philip. The business began as timber importers in Port Elizabeth and extended it through Bulawayo to Livingstone where they had a branch by 1914. Their timber manager was W E Tongue, and…