Postmarks: 1960 Royal Tour

Postmarks

1960 Royal Tour

Two postmark types were used for this tour.

Type A

: Bulawayo

: Kitwe

: Salisbury

: Kariba

: Lilongwe

: Lusaka

: Mongu

: Zomba

According to the GPO Notice 60/2/60, Type A was used was used in these towns from 11^th to 30^th May 1960:

Bulawayo
Kariba
Kitwe
Lilongwe
Lusaka
Mongu
Salisbury
Zomba

The Barry’s book “Postmarks of Rhodesia” indicates that the Bulawayo type A datestamp did not have the Federal coat of arms above. No other reference has been seen on this observation.

Type B

: Type B

Type B was used on the day that the Queen Mother visited a particular town, the datestamp being accompanied by the town’s postmark. The specified towns and dates stated in the GPO Notice are as follows:

Location	Date	Date-Stamp
Gwelo	16/05/1960
Livingstone	18/05/1960
Chingola	20/05/1960
Mufilira	20/05/1960
Fort Jameson	23/05/1960
Mzuzu	24/05/1960
Salima	25/05/1960	Salima Nyasaland
Limbe	27/05/1980	Limbe C.S.O. C.B.
Blantyre	27/05/1960	Blantyre 4 Nyasaland
Mlanje	28/05/1960	Mlanje Nyasaland
Cholo	28/05/1960