1947 – Commemorative Covers
Roman Catholic Church Vicariate Apostolic (Bulawayo) On 13 April 1937, the Prefecture Apostolic, Bulawayo became a Vicariate Apostolic. The first Vicar Apostolic was Ignatius Arnoz (1 April 1885 – 26 February 1950) who was a Czech prelate. In 1931, Arnoz was appointed Senior of the then Mission Sui Iuris of Bulawayo, rose to Prefect and Vicar…
Southern Rhodesia 1935 – Victoria Falls FB
Haddon & Sly Ltd Salisbury In 1910, a second branch of Haddon & Sly was opened on Manica Road, Salisbury to cater for men. In 1928, the imposing structure that exists today was opened. Contributors James Gavin
“Salcombe” F0-9SR
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight From Mazoe to Cape Town To Transvaal
John Simco Warren 1869-1929 John Simco Warren was born in England in 1869. He was a chemist who worked in Bulawayo. In 1907, he married Frances ‘Fanny’ Garrod. Garrod had arrived with her first first husband, John Knox, from Port Elizabeth by ox wagon. She was a qualified nurse and was in the Bulawayo laager…
