Southern Rhodesia Philately: Salisbury (Municipality)

The Pioneer Column, a military volunteer force of settlers organised by Cecil Rhodes, founded Salisbury on 12 September 1890 as a fort. They originally named the city Fort Salisbury after The 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, the then British prime minister, and it subsequently became known simply as Salisbury.

On the 3 May 1935, Salisbury achieved city status.

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