PTC: Philatelic Bureau – Bulletin No.1 of 1973
Philatelic Bureau Bulletin
No.1 of 1973
Post Office Gadzema (Gadzema Station) History 1900.00.00 – Opened as a mail service by runner to Hartley. 1901.03.31 – Name changed from Gadzema Station to Gadzema. 1902.06.01 – Service by rail. 1903.08.14 – Upgraded to Post and Telegraph Office. 1909.04.01 – Office moved from Gadzema Station to near Giant Mine. 1939.00.00 – Office burgled. 1970.12.31…
Rhodesia 1967 – Dual Currency 1s/10c Details Date of Issue: 1st November, 1967 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: V Whiteley Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt) Ltd Process: Offset Lithography Paper: Chromo, brown gum Watermark: N/A Perf: 14.5 Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1B 1B 1B 1B 1C 1C 1C 1C Sheet: 6 x 10 Booklet: N/A…
Odzi Park Umtali District Odzi is a village off the main Harare-Mutare road. Odzi was established as a railway siding in 1899. Post Office History 1892.03.31 – Deputy Post Office. 1896.06.00 – Closed during the Mashona Rebellion. 1900.00.00 – Re-opened at the railway station. 1927.04.01 – Upgraded to a money and telegraph office. Postal Staff Mr Abbott – Deputy Postmaster…
American Board Mission Mount Selinda The American Board Mission (ABM or American Board) opened its first mission in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1893. Two years earlier, ABM missionaries Rev. Wilcox and Dr. W.L. Thompson were on an exploratory trip from South Africa. As fate would have it, on the boat to Beira, Portuguese East Africa…
United College of Education Bulawayo United College of Education is located in the second largest city of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo, along the Old Victoria Falls Road. The campus with its unique buildings is nestled on the western edge of the city, six kilometres from the city centre. It occupies a tranquil site far from the sounds…
Southern Rhodesia General Post Office – 592 P.75 Details Date of Issue: 9 February 1933 Dept: General Post Office Reqn: 592 Printer: Government Printing & Stationery Printer: Quantity: 500 Booklets FB