World War 2: Civil Censorship – Southern Rhodesia (DE/8)
Civil Censorship
Southern Rhodesia (DE/8)
| No. | Colour | Earliest Date | Latest Date | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE/8 | Red | 17 MCH 42 | 25 OCT 45 | Salisbury |
The American Board Mission Recent graduates of Williams College created the “American Board Mission” (ABM or “American Board) in 1810 with the goal of spreading Christianity worldwide – or in the language of its time – “to evangelize the heathen in foreign lands.” It was the first organized mission society in the United States and…
Gallo Africa Ltd Bulawayo The company was originally created by Eric Gallo in 1926 as a one-man business, the Brunswick Gramophone House. The record shop was originally devised to distribute records from the US-based Brunswick Records into South Africa. However, noticing the lack of recording facilities (as well as the amount of local talent) in the country,…
Clark’s Curios First Day Covers – Southern Rhodesia 1947 – Royal Visit
Caltex (Africa) Ltd Salisbury Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. It started in Southern Africa as the Texas Company (S.A.) Ltd before changing to Caltex (Africa) Ltd in 1941, then to Caltex Oil (S.A.) Ltd…
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…
Government Stationery Government Stationery Office – 521/46/S E7 E11 Details Date of Issue: 30 October 1946 Dept: Government Stationery Office Reqn.: 521/46/S Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd (62/126) Paper: Quantity: E7 – 500,000 E11 – 500,000 FB