Royal Tour: 1947 Royal Family – Souvenir Covers
Royal Tour
1947 – Souvenir Covers
Evelyn May Lyman 1910-1973 Evelyn M. Lyman was born June 1910 in Springfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Fredrick Clinton and Lille Royce (Sykes) Lyman. She was educated at Massachusetts State College (now University of Massachusetts), receiving her BS degree in 1931. She would later earn a Masters of Education from Boston University in 1965. From 1931…
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Department of Posts & Telegraphs 1947 Royal Visit Booklet This booklet was published by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs for the 1947 Royal Tour of Southern Rhodesia. The booklet contained eight pages giving the various Postage Rates, Telegraph tariffs, Money Orders and Airmail rates.
Herald Stationery and Book Store Salisbury The Rhodesian Printing and Publishing Co Ltd owned book stores in Southern Rhodesia and Northern Rhodesia. In 1927 the company had begun printing the Rhodesia Herald and by the mid-1930’s they had established the Herald Stationery and Book Store in Salisbury. The company also had stores in Kitwe and Ndola…
First Flight of Tata Air Services 15 October 1932 On 15 October 1932, Tata flew a Puss Moth carrying airmail from Karachi to Bombay and the aircraft continued to Madras piloted by Nevill Vintcent, a former Royal Air Force pilot and friend of Tata. The airline fleet consisted of a Puss Moth aircraft and a…