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,…
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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…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Bulawayo Blood Transfusion ServiceRhodesia Philately: Midlands Hotel (Meikles Associated Hotels)
The Midlands Hotel was located in Gwelo. The Midlands Hotel was built in 1927 by the Meikle brothers and was one of the oldest hotels in Gwelo. The hotel was part of Meikles Associated Hotels until 1975 when it became part of the Meikles Southern Sun hotel chain. References…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Midlands Hotel (Meikles Associated Hotels)Rhodesia Philately: Parrot Beak Gladiolus (Gladiolus psittacinus)
The Parrot Beak Gladiolus (Gladiolus psittacinus) is native and common in the savanna of Rhodesia and Southern Africa. It is the original wild plant that was used to cultivate and develop all the varieties of the gladiolus flowers in Europe. The wild gladiolus is much smaller then its domesticated brethren,…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Parrot Beak Gladiolus (Gladiolus psittacinus)Rhodesia Philately: Victoria Falls Bridge
The Victoria Falls Bridge crosses the Zambezi River just below the Victoria Falls and is built over the Second Gorge of the falls. As the river forms the border between Rhodesia and Zambia, the bridge links the two countries and has border posts on the approaches to both ends, at…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Victoria Falls BridgeRhodesia Philately: African Lion (Pathera leo)
The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera native to Africa. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannahs and shrublands. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is a social species, forming groups…
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