Rhodesia Railways Ltd: R4142
Rhodesia Railways Ltd
R4142
Details
- Date of Issue: 17th March, 1953
- Reqn: R4142
- Printer: Chronicle, BYO
- Quantity: 1,500 Books
Filabusi Insiza District Filabusi is the district capital of the Insiza District and service centre for the surrounding mining and farming areas. Filabusi was once a major producer of gold, with mines such as Fred and Royal Family, nickel at Epoch (Bindura Nickel Corporation) and asbestos at Pangani and Croft, but all these are now closed. Post Office History 1894.07.15 –…
Government Stationery 84030GG Details Date of Issue: Dept: Reqn.: Printer: Paper: Quantity: FB
Inter-Continental Hotel Lusaka The Inter-Continental brand was established in 1946 by Juan Trippe, founder of Pan American Airways as a division of Pan Am. In early 1966, ICH decided to open a hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. The building was designed by William B. Tabler who was known for designing hotels for efficiency rather than charm. The interiors were designed…
Ilo The Pirate Type I
M. Basch & Co Bulawayo M Basch & Co was established by Maurice Basch. An early advertisement states: M. Basch & Co., “from Cheapside, London E.C.” “Chronometer, Watch and Clockmakers, Court Jewelers and Opticians. By Appointment of the Indian Government. Market Square, near the Maxim Hotel, Bulawayo”. Around 1897, Maurice’s brother Emmanuel arrived in Rhodesia…
Cairns Ltd Salisbury Established in 1929, Cairns Ltd originally was a show room employing two Europeans and an native African. It was owned by Bernard Moverley “Bunny” Cairns. Cairns was born on the 24th September, 1895 in Durban, KwaZulu/Natal, South Africa. In 1936, Cairns Ltd lent ‘one of the earliest motor cars in Southern Rhodesia’ for the…