South Africa: First Day Covers – Northern Rhodesia
South Africa
First Day Covers – Northern Rhodesia
Empandeni Mission Plumtree Empandeni Mission, near Plumtree, Matabeleland South, is the oldest surviving Catholic mission in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). The Jesuits re-entered Zimbabwe from South Africa in 1879 with a team of eleven men, led by Fr. Henry Depelchin. In 1887, they opened Empandeni mission on a tract of land granted them by Chief Lobengula…
The London and Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd. Salisbury The London and Lancashire Insurance Co. Ltd was established in London in 1862. The company showed an early interest in South Africa and appointed an agent in Cape Town in 1862. In 1867, a sister company, the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company, was established offering fire…
Travelling Post Office 1925 Royal Tour The Royal Train had its own Post Office, situated within a travelling post office van attached to a pilot train that kept ahead of the Royal Train by around 30 minutes. The post office was open 24 hours per day. Approximately 9,000 articles (including Official Mail) were handled by…
Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1961 – Seventh Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress Details Date of Issue: 8th May, 1961 Date Withdrawn: 31st July, 1961 Date Invalidated: 1st September, 1961 Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: N/A Perf: 15 x 14 Cylinders: Sheet: Booklet: N/A Quantity: 6d – 692,589 1/3d – 394,627 First Day…
Northern Rhodesia Office of Mines – Form 3 (A 100) Details Date of Issue: 3 April 1912 Dept: Department of Mines Reqn.: A 100 Printer: Paper: Quantity: 2500 FB
R O Fuesslein 1000 Series I