The Copperbelt Philatelic Society: 1957 Royal Tour
The Copperbelt Philatelic Society
1957 Royal Tour
Charles Stewart Day Old Chicks (Pvt) Ltd Hartley Charles Stewart Day Old Chicks is a family business established in 1958 by Charles Stewart. Initially producing one day old chicks, after a few years the business began exporting day old chicks and breeding stock to Malawi(1971), Mozambique, and Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). Today, the company employs over…
19th Jamboree on the Air 16-17 October 1976 The 19th Jamboree on the air was held at Ruwa in 1976. Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) is an international Scouting and Guiding activity held annually; it is on the third full weekend in October. First held in conjunction with the fiftieth anniversary of Scouting in 1957, it was devised by Leslie R. Mitchell. It…
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,…
Royal Tour 30 April – 29 July 1925 The young Prince of Wales, later to abdicate as King Edward VIII, visited South Africa in 1925. It was a grand affair with large welcomes at the all the extravagantly decorated towns he visited between his arrival on April 30th and his departure almost 3 months later…
Bancroft, Neil & Co Ltd Bulawayo Bancroft, Neil & Co Ltd was founded in Bulawayo in 1946 as an agricultural business and, in those early years, grew to become the major supplier of stationary engines for borehole pumps and other applications. As time progressed, the company became a major supplier of polythene and PVC pipes…
Post Offices Rhodesia Below is a list of Post Offices and their postmarks covering: British South Africa Company Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia & Nyasaland (Southern Rhodesia) Rhodesia Post Offices A – H I – P Q – Z