Royal Tour: 1957 Queen Mother – Commemorative Covers
Royal Tour
1957 – Commemorative Covers
Government Stationery 836/54/S Details Date of Issue: April 1955 Dept: Federal Post Master General Reqn.: 836/54/S Printer: McC & Co Ltd Paper: Quantity: 50,000 FB
Free Methodist Church Lundi Mission The Lundi Mission was founded in 1939 by Reverend Ralph and Ethel Jacobs of the Free Methodist Church. Lundi is located near Masvingo (formally Fort Victoria) in southeastern Zimbabwe. In 1928, Rev. Jacobs, then in Portuguese East Africa, received a letter from Chief Sengwe. The chief asked Jacobs to come and give…
Petrol Rationing Ends 14 May 1971 Rhodesia declared Independence in 1965 and soon after, economic sanctions against the country commenced. The supply of petrol had been through the port of Beira, and from there through a pipeline to Rhodesia. Petrol rationing started 28 December 1965. On 10 April 1966, a resolution was passed by the…
Methodist Episcopal Church Nyakatsapa Mission Shorty after the founding of Old Umtali (Old Mutare) Mission, early missionaries Dr. Samuel Gurney and Rev. E. H. Greenley attempted to cultivate a friendship with the paramount chief in that area, Umtasa, whose village was 15 miles away. They eventually “won his favor” and, with a gift of $3,500,…
Robert MacLehose & Co. Victor Clark Victoria Falls
C. W. George First Day Covers – Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1963 – Red Cross Centenary 1955 – Centenary of the Discovery of the Victoria Falls