QSL Cards: ZE1RCC – Radio Society of Rhodesia
Radio Society of Rhodesia
ZE1RCC
Edward Trevor Brown Umtali Edward Trevor Brown (E.T. Brown) was born in the village of Cromford in Northumberland in 1905. His father was the village stationmaster on the old Great Central Railway and E.T. never forgave the railway company for leaving his family destitute after his father died prematurely. He left school at age 14…
Frederick George Hosking 1890-1968 Frederick George Hosking was born on 1 January 1890 in Johannesburg, South Africa. On 14 December 1929 he married Olive Mazoe Pascoe. They had two sons, Vincent Frank and Rirchard John. Hosking was a commission agent and broker in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia under the business name of F G Hosking. He…
Roman Catholic Church Berejena Mission The Swiss Bethlehem Fathers (SMB) established Berejena Mission in 1956. It is located approximately 60 miles south of Masvingo, Zimbabwe (formerly Fort Victoria, Southern Rhodesia) in the Chibi Tribal Trust Land. Father Michlig obtained permission from the local chief, Berejena – whose name means “White Hyena” – to establish a…
Tokim VF Series – Victoria Falls
Production Large Waterfalls Southern Rhodesia Some of the printing orders for 2d and 3d Waterfalls were included in the George VI Definitive series.
Lennon Limited Salisbury The Salisbury branch of Lennon Ltd was opened by Mr Percy W Skerrett in 1905. He remained in charge of the branch until 1922 when he left Lennon Ltd to open his own pharmacies in Nyasaland called The Nyasaland Pharmacies. Postcards Real Photo I – Salisbury Type XCA – Hunyani River Revenue…