JOURNAL OF THE RHODESIAN STUDY CIRCLE: NO 312 July 2026

Contents

Editorial
From the Chairman
Membership Information
Membership News and Correspondence
Book Reviews
Auction Reviews :
Lamar Stout Collection – Siegel
Bob Looker Collection – Spink
The Egerton Collection – Stanley Gibbons Baldwins
Arnold Brickman Rhodesia Postmark Collection – Stanley Gibbons Baldwins
Matters Arising
Members Ask
Members Share
Reports of RSC meetings and Exhibitions
London (28/2/2026)
Manchester Virtual (2/4/2026)
Manchester Virtual (2/5/2026)
Lusaka (15/5/2026)
South West England (19/4/2026)
North America Virtual (30/5/2026)
Manchester Virtual (6/5/2026)
RSC AGM & Conference
RSC Annual Competitions – 2026
A wonderful and unexpected philatelic opportunity – Sean Burke (Australia)
A taste of honey – Brian Coop (UK)
3d Southern Rhodesia 1937 Coronation Imperforate to the top margin – Patrick Flanagan (South Africa)
Nyasaland Internment Camp – Jefferson Ritson (UK)
The Margaret Harris Collection – Colin Hoffman (UK)
Catapult Mail on Westfalen 1935? – Peter Wingent (UK)
Northern Rhodesia 1963 6d missing value perforation variation – Tony Banks (UK)
Cinderella Labels 1918-1960 – Keith Harrop (UK)
Small Panes, Big Panes – Printers Worked in Mysterious Ways – Colin Fraser (USA)
Transformation of the Shangani canceller – Brian Zlotnick (UK)
He beat a lion with a sjambok
The Ozinga cover of 1891 and a bit more – James Strutt (UK)
Yes … its all Schreiber’s fault – Colin Fraser (USA)
Who was Al Kugel? – Colin Fraser (USA)
On an Example of Postage Due Handling in Zimbabwe – Jörg Kaula (Germany)
Admitted to practise as an attorney – C.P.J. Coghlan – Colin Hoffman (UK)
1894 Cover from Salisbury – James Strutt (UK)
From Abercorn to Lierre in 1896 – Peter Coetzee (Ireland)
Collecting the Double Head Remainders – a delight Robert Gallimore (UK)
Claire Birsen – Keith Brodovcky (South Africa)
Publicity Label – World Ploughing Contest – Mike Hughes (UK)
BSAC stamps used for revenue purposes – Colin Hoffman (UK)
RSC Conference Presentations:
From Beira to Salisbury by train: a philatelic journey – Paolo Guglielminetti (Italy)
Southern Rhodesia: The Large Falls Issues 1932-1953 – Geoff Brakspear (UK)
Some Postal Stationery Cards of B.C.A. and Nyasaland – Colin Fraser (USA)
Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia Circular Skeleton Cancels – Tony Banks (UK)
Northern Rhodesia cancels on the Penny Double Head – Mark Thomas (UK)
Rhodesian Airmails 1925 to 1939 – Adrian de Bourbon (UK)
Semiotics, Southern Rhodesia and the Second World War – Narendhra Morar (UK)
Zimbabwe postal services 1980-2025 – Ian Menzies (Switzerland)
A cast of characters: the early days of Rhodesia – Patrick Flanagan (South Africa)
The 170th Anniversary of Stanley Gibbons – Oscar Young (UK)