Author: thedigitalphilatelist

The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a large sub-Saharan African bovine. There are five subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Syncerus caffer caffer, the Cape buffalo, is the nominotypical subspecies, and the largest one, found in Southern and East Africa. 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1d Buffalo 1966 Definitive…

Imprint reads Photographed & Published by Big Game Photography (Pvt.) Ltd.  Postcard folders have ‘Graphic‘ in the bottom right-hand corner. Series B6 Series V Series V Series (Postcard Folder) Z1 Series

Meikles Associated Hotels head office was located in Salisbury. Meikles established themselves in the hotel industry in 1915. In 1971, a separate hotel company was formed in which all the existing Meikles hotels were grouped. Investment was developed by the expansion, building and modernising of the hotels. The group’s main…

Devil Thorns (Dicerocaryum zanguebarium) creeps along the ground with long, thin, trailing stems. It often grows in very poor sandy soil, sometimes in the centre of a rock-hard dirt road. When game animals wandered freely, their hooves often picked up the ‘seedbox’ of this ground creeper with its twin spikes…

Details Publisher: Art Publishers (Pty.) Ltd., 265 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa. Distributor:  Printer: Record Pac Incorporated ( Pty.) Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa Process: Photographer: H.D. De Bruin Year: 1970 Series: PS Series

The Wild Thunbergia (Thunbergia lancifolia) flowers at the commencement of the wet season in Rhodesia, usually November. It is very common, especially along the sandveld of the central watershed. There is great variation in the intensity of the colours. The saying ‘shades of blue’ springs to mind when seeing these…

Art Publishers (Pty) Ltd was located at 265 Umbilo Road, Durban, South Africa. In the early 1970s, the business re-located to Johannesburg. It owned the copyright for trademarks Artco and Print-Ad postcards. Series PS Series

Aloe excelsa, also known as the Zimbabwe Aloe, is an arborescent aloe indigenous to southern Africa. The Zimbabwe aloe is named for the large number of specimens found growing around the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, where it has attracted much attention for its size and shape. Stamps & Postal Products 1966…

This type appears in two sizes with the earlier numbered cards being the smaller size. The imprint is split across two lines: A “VELD LIFE” CARD PUBLISHED BY R. A. BOURLAY, GREENDALE, RHODESIA. Details Publisher: R. A. Bourlay, Greendale, Rhodesia Distributor: Printer: Art Printers Ltd., Salisbury Process: Photographer:  Year: 1968 Series: Veld Life PS…