Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city in the south-eastern hills of Rhodesia. Zimbabwe is the Shona name of the ruins, first recorded in 1531 by Vicente Pegado, captain of the Portuguese garrison of Sofala. The name contains dzimba, the Shona term for “houses”. Construction on the city began in the 9th…
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Rhodesia Philately: Wankie National Park
Wankie National Park was declared a game reserve in September 1928 and became a national park under the National Park Act of 1949. It lies in the northwest of Rhodesia, just off the main road between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls. Wankie was home to the world’s largest elephant herd, many…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Wankie National ParkRhodesia Philately: Rhodes National Gallery
The Rhodes National Gallery was located in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. The gallery was officially opened by the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth, on July 16, 1957. It was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight. The institution changed its name to…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Rhodes National GalleryRhodesia Philately: Centenary Park
Centenary Park was located in Bulawayo. The park was established in 1897 and included North Park, Central Park, Princes Park and the area adjacent to the swimming pool. North Park was re-named Centenary Park 1953 as part of the Central African Rhodes Centenary Exhibition. Postcards 1975 – Big Game Photography…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Centenary ParkRhodesia Philately: Salisbury – Blakiston Street
Blakiston Street, Salisbury, is named after John Lionel Blakiston. Blakiston was born in Sussex, England. In 1893 he travelled to South Africa. While in South Africa he was offered a post with the Transcontinental Telegraphs Construction in Mashonaland. During the 1896 Mashona Rebellion, Blakiston volunteered and was sent to bring…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Salisbury – Blakiston StreetRhodesia Philately: Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum)
The Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum), or common reedbuck, is a diurnal antelope typically found in southern Africa. It was first described by Pieter Boddaert, a Dutch physician and naturalist, in 1785. The coat is silky and almost woolly and the colour ranges between light and greyish-brown, and may be lighter…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum)Rhodesia Philately: Lake Kariba
Lake Kariba is the world’s largest artificial lake and reservoir by volume. Lake Kariba was filled between 1958 and 1963 following the completion of the Kariba Dam at its north-eastern end, flooding the Kariba Gorge on the Zambezi River. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Cutty Sark Hotel Things to Do…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Lake KaribaRhodesia Philately: Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) – Devil’s Cataract
Devil’s Cataract is located on the Rhodesian side of Victoria Falls and is the lowest of the five Falls, with a drop of 60m. It is separated from the rest of the Falls by Cataract Island. It is the smallest of all the five Falls. The Devil’s Cataract is the…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) – Devil’s CataractRhodesia Philately: Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia)
Delonix regia (also known as Flamboyant) is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is a flowering shade tree with a large, flat top that is covered with flowers in summer. The flowers are large, with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia)Rhodesia Philately: Duiker
A duiker is a small to medium-sized brown antelope native to sub-Saharan Africa, found in heavily wooded areas. The 22 extant species, including three that are sometimes considered to be subspecies of the other species, form the subfamily Cephalophinae or the tribe Cephalophini. The common name “duiker” comes from the…
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