Calypso Distributors Ltd, located on Chesapeake Road, Nassau, was started by Sigmund “Buddy” Ambrose Pritchard (1929-2016). The wholesale business distributed souvenirs, records, magazines and newspapers. Pritchard owned eight Penny Farthing stores and Master Technicians Limited (representing R.C.A. Whirlpool and Motorola T.V.). On 1 January 1965, Pritchard announced that the firm…
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Bahamas Philately: Bahamas Water Sports Co Ltd
Bahamas Water Sports Co Ltd, Nassau, provided scuba diving services. Daily trips were offered to a variety of locations.
View More Bahamas Philately: Bahamas Water Sports Co LtdRhodesia Philately: 1965 Independence
Details Date of Issue: 8 December 1965 Date Withdrawn: 7 February 1966 Date Invalidated: 1 July 1969 Designer: Cyril Hartley Printer: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd. Salisbury Rhodesia Process: Lithography Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 11 (line) Cylinders: Printed in four panes. Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps) Quantity: 750,000 Sheet Numbers
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1965 IndependenceBahamas Philately: Deutsche Altantik Line
The Deutsche Atlantik Line was formed in December 1965 to finance a new ship. Axel Bitsch-Christensen, the manager of Hamburg Atlantik, drew up a scheme to offer past passengers on Hanseatic shares in the new company. This was successful, and an order was placed for the 25000 ton Hamburg in November…
View More Bahamas Philately: Deutsche Altantik LineRhodesia Philately: African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)
The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) is the nominate subspecies of the leopard, native to many countries in Africa. It is widely distributed in most of sub-Saharan Africa, but the historical range has been fragmented in the course of habitat conversion. The African leopard exhibits great variation in coat colour,…
View More Rhodesia Philately: African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)Rhodesia Philately: White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
The white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros. It has a massive body and large head, a short neck and broad chest. It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. Stamps & Postal Products 1967 Conserve Natural Resources…
View More Rhodesia Philately: White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)Rhodesia Philately: Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)
The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is an antelope which inhabits wooded savanna in East and Southern Africa, from the south of Kenya to South Africa, with a separate population in Angola. The southern sable antelope (H. n. niger; also known as the common sable antelope, black sable antelope, Matsetsi sable…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger)A W Bardwell & Co (Pvt.) Ltd.
A W Bardwell & Co (Pvt.) Ltd. was a printing business located at 62 Douglas Road, Salisbury .The business was established by Arch Bardwell who arrived in Rhodesia in 1906. Postcards R A Bourlay PA Series (Bardwell 865 – Type I) References Rhodesiana Vol. 23 (PDF)
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Hatfield was named after the ancestral home of the Marquess of Salisbury – Hatfield, Hertfordshire.. It was first settled on by Robert Snodgrass and David Mitchell, two transport riders who made a fortune selling whisky to newly arrived settlers in 1891. Hatfield was located south of Salisbury, Rhodesia. The suburb…
View More Rhodesia Philately: HatfieldRhodesia Philately: Bulawayo Blood Transfusion Service
The Bulawayo Blood Transfusion Service was established in Bulawayo in 1960. The service collected blood from African and European donors, supplying blood at a rate of £2 15s 0d per pint. While African or European blood could be used on Africans, the reverse could not. By the mid-1970s, the service…
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