PTC: Philatelic Bureau – Bulletin No.3 of 1978
Philatelic Bureau Bulletin
No.3 of 1978
Queens Park Bulawayo District Post Office History 1950.09.03 – New post office building opened. 1951.00.00 – Burgled. Postmarks Postmarks Postage Paid
Founders Day 10 July 1979 Founders Day was one of the original Rhodesian holidays designated by The Bills of Exchange Regulations, 1895. The holiday commemorated founders of European rule, other than Cecil J Rhodesia, in Rhodesia. It was placed directly following Rhodes’ Day to create what became commonly known as the annual four-day “Rhodes and…
Midlands Hotel Gweru (Gwelo) The Midlands Hotel was built in the year 1927 by the Meikle brothers and is one of the oldest hotels in Gweru (Gwelo). During the 1970’s, management of the hotel passed over to the Southern Sun Hotel Pty Ltd. By 2008, the hotel was about to be demolished. Due to the challenges faced…
Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd were printers based at 567 Smith Street, Durban, South Africa. In addition they imported stationery. In 1967 the business merged with Interpak (Pty) Ltd. The Lion Match Co Ltd held the majority shareholding in the enlarged Interpak Company, and Thos Barlow & Sons Ltd a minority share Postcards Type…
The Boy Scouts Association Bulawayo The origins of the Scouting Association can be traced back to the Second Matabele War when Robert Baden-Powell and Federick Russell Burnham, the American born Chief of Scouts for the British Army first met and begun a lifelong friendship. Burnham had been a scout practically his entire life in the…
Bush War MPO 2 Salisbury – Third Printing Details Date of Issue: May 1977 Paper: Blue-Green Printing: Third Printing