Postcards PF Series (Type III) PS Series (Type III) Art Printers Ltd (Art) PA Series (Type I) PS Series (Type I) PA Series (Type II) PS Series (Type II) PS Series (Type III) A W Bardwell & Co (Pvt.) Ltd. (Bardwell) PA Series (Bardwell 865 – Type I) Rhodesian…
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Rhodesia Philately: Art Picture House (Pvt) Ltd
Art Picture House (Pvt) Ltd was located at 62 Speke Avenue, Salisbury. The business provided picture framing, mounting, and artists supplies. They were also glass & fine art dealers and locksmiths.
View More Rhodesia Philately: Art Picture House (Pvt) LtdRhodesia Philately: Cooper Brothers & Co (Salisbury)
Cooper Brothers & Co was located in Ottoman House, Jameson Avenue, Salisbury. The chartered accountancy business was established in 1947. References A History of Cooper Brothers & Co., 1854-1954 (1986)
View More Rhodesia Philately: Cooper Brothers & Co (Salisbury)Rhodesia Philately: Wattle Plover (Vanellus senegallus)
The Wattle Plover (Vanellus senegallus) is a large lapwing, a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is a resident breeder in most of sub-Saharan Africa outside the rainforests, although it has seasonal movements. “The yellow-orange wattles distinguish this from other plovers. The rather plaintive call is also…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Wattle Plover (Vanellus senegallus)Rhodesia Philately: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is a large cat native to Africa. It is the fastest land animal, capable of running at 80 to 98 km/h (50 to 61 mph); as such, it has evolved specialized adaptations for speed, including a light build, long thin legs and a long tail. Its…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)Rhodesia Philately: Burchells Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)
Burchell’s zebra (Equus quagga burchellii formerly Equus burchelli) is a southern subspecies of the Plains zebra. It is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell. As European settlement spread northward from the Cape to colonial southern Rhodesia, this subspecies was thought to have been hunted to extinction.…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Burchells Zebra (Equus quagga burchellii)Rhodesia Philately: Flora & Fauna
Publications Animals of Rhodesia (Rhodesia National Tourist Board) A African Baobab (Adansonia digitata) African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) African Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) African Lion (Pathera leo) Aloe Aloe arborescens Aloe chabaudii Aloe excelsa Aloe inyangensis Aloe musapana Aloe ortholopha Aloe pretoriensis Aloe saponaria Angolan…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Flora & FaunaRhodesia Philately: Half-Collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)
The half-collared kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata) is a kingfisher in the subfamily Alcedininae that is found in southern and eastern Africa. It feeds almost exclusively on fish and frequents streams, rivers and larger bodies of water with dense shoreline vegetation. “The black bill distinguishes this species from the other small blue…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Half-Collared Kingfisher (Alcedo semitorquata)Rhodesia Philately: Umtali
Umtali was founded in 1897 as a fort, located about 8 km from the border with Mozambique. It is sometimes also the “Gateway to the Eastern Highlands”. In 1891, the town was moved to a site known as Old Mutare. In 1896 the construction of the railway between Beira and Bulawayo…
View More Rhodesia Philately: UmtaliRhodesia Philately: Umtali – Christmas Pass
Christmas Pass is a mountain pass that leads into Umtali from the west. The pass was so named by some of the colonial pioneers who camped at the foot of the pass on Christmas Day 1890. Things To Do Kingsley Fairbridge Memorial References Wikipedia: Mutare
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