Category: Rhodesia

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

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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

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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…

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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…

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Print-Ad Products Pty. Ltd.was located at 218 Market Street, Johannesburg, South Africa. Around 1962 it began distribution of postcards and the name was later a trademark of Art Publishers (Pty) Ltd, Durban, South Africa. Series PS Series References African Press and Advertising Annual (1968)  

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The Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) is a common small antelope of southern and eastern Africa. It is sometimes known as the steinbuck or steinbok. There are two distinct clusters in steenbok distribution – East Africa and Southern Africa. Their coat is any shade from fawn to rufous, typically rather orange. The…

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