About 4½ ft. overall, including 2½ ft. of tail; greyish-yellow, black-faced, forehead white; single young born any time through the year; call, a chattering cough varied with whistling and grunts; common in wooded areas throughout Rhodesia; feeds on leaves, wild fruit, insects and birds’ eggs, also raids crops. Postcards 1971…
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Rhodesia Philately: Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
The pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) is a species of water kingfisher widely distributed across Africa and Asia. Originally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, it has five recognised subspecies, and is the only member of the genus Ceryle. Its black and white plumage and crest, as well as its habit…
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A B C Cutty Sark Hotel D E F G Great Zimbabwe Ruins Hotel (Pvt.) Ltd. H Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd. I J K Kentucky Hotel Kyle View Chalets L M Meikles Associated Hotels Meikle’s Hotel (Meikles Associated Hotels) Meikles Southern Sun Hotels (Pvt) Ltd Midlands Hotel (Meikle’s Associated Hotels)…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Hotels, Clubs & AccommodationRhodesia Philately: Three-Banded Sandplover (Thinornis tricollaris)
The three-banded sandplover (Thinornis tricollaris), is a small wader. This plover is resident and generally sedentary in much of East Africa, southern Africa and Madagascar. It occurs mainly on inland rivers, pools, lakes and pans, frequenting their exposed shores. This species is often seen as single individuals, but it will…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Three-Banded Sandplover (Thinornis tricollaris)Rhodesia Philately: Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls settlement began in 1901 when the possibility of using the waterfall for hydro-electric power was explored, and expanded when the railway from Bulawayo reached the town shortly before the Victoria Falls Bridge was opened in April 1905, connecting Southern Rhodesia. It became the principal tourism centre for…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Victoria FallsRhodesia Philately: Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)
The lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus) is an African bird of the roller family, Coraciidae. It is widely distributed in Southern and Eastern Africa, and is a vagrant to the southern Arabian Peninsula. The sexes do not differ in coloration, and juveniles lack the long tail streamers of adults. Usually found…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Lilac-Breasted Roller (Coracias caudatus)Rhodesia Philately: Salisbury – Stanley Avenue
Stanley Avenue is named after Henry Morton Stanley. He was a member of a group of European explorers who explored the Great Lakes area in the mid-nineteenth century. Their maps enabled Europe to colonise the subcontinent. Businesses Meikles Southern Sun Hotels (Pvt) Ltd References (Re)writing an urban landscape: Street names…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Salisbury – Stanley AvenueRhodesia Philately: Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd.
Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd. was located on the corner of Fife Street and Third Avenue, Bulawayo.
View More Rhodesia Philately: Hotel Cecil (Pvt.) Ltd.Rhodesia Philately: Salisbury
Salisbury was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column, a small military force of the British South Africa Company, and named Fort Salisbury after the UK Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. Company administrators demarcated the city and ran it until Southern Rhodesia achieved responsible government in 1923. Salisbury was the seat…
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A B Bulawayo C Christmas Pass D Dett E Epworth F G Gwelo H Hatfield I J K Kariba L Lake Kariba Lake Kyle M N O P Q R S Salisbury T U Umtali V Victoria Falls W X Y Z
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