JOURNAL OF THE RHODESIAN STUDY CIRCLE: NO 311 June 2026

 

Contents

Editorial
From the Chairman
Membership Information
Membership News and Correspondence
Matters Arising
Members Ask
Members Share
Reports of RSC Meetings and Exhibitions:
North America: San Diego (21/2/2026)
Manchester Virtual (7/3/2026)
The Temporary Air Services in Central Africa in June 1937 – Peter Wingent (UK)
Likoma Island – Colin Fraser (USA)
Postcard from Livingstone with a 5d Double Head
France – Madagascar – Réunion 1929-1930 – Peter Wingent (UK)
The Case of the Stolen Stamps: Rex v Lester – Blantyre, 1917
Postcard Matters – Andrew Wilkie (UK) and James Gavin (Australia)
Unadopted Designs for the Southern Rhodesia Centenary of the birth of C.J. Rhodes Issue 1855-1955
Newspaper Wrapper and Contents from the Dutch Reform Mission at Morgenster in 1975 – Patrick Flanagan (South Africa)
Northern Rhodesia / Zambia and Nyasaland Krag Machine marks – Tony Banks (UK)
1929 Entire from Northern Rhodesia – Registered Envelope from GPO, Livingstone
Some favourite Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland covers – Peter Hickman (UK)
First Flight 1935 Umtali-Salisbury: Only 15 covers flown – but the numbers keep growing! – Neil Donen (Canada) and Keith Harrop (UK)
The Ivory Trade in North-Eastern Rhodesia – Jefferson Ritson (UK)
Royal Visit to Barotseland and Copperbelt, Northern Rhodesia – Ian Menzies (Switzerland)
A review of the doubling of the black or colours 1965-1980 – Dave Cooper (South Africa)
The Great Britain 1881 1d Lilac – Overprinted for use in African Colonies: The British South Africa Company derivation – Patrick Flanagan (South Africa)
A selection from a collection – Jefferson Ritson (UK)