Category: Southern Rhodesia

Wightman & Co Ltd’s was a produce and general merchant, also offering milling services and seeds. The main office and stores were located on Abercorn Street in Bulawayo while the mill and seed stores were located on 14th Avenue and Rhodes Street. The business later expanded to Salisbury and Gatooma.

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Cashel first known as Penkridge, the name of a neighbouring farm on which a Postal Agency had been established in 1911. Cashel became the official designation of the area when a Post Office was established in 1957. It was named after Lt. Col. E. Cashel, a former member of the…

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Imperial Airways (Africa) Ltd was located at 11 Gifford House, Stanley Avenue, Bulawayo. Imperial Airways Ltd was established in 1924 when four fledgling airlines, including Daimler Airways (a successor to AT&T) merged. Britain agreed to subsidize the Cairo to Cape Town route and also make a substantial contribution to the…

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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…

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A African Baobab (Adansonia digitata) African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) African Lion (Pathera leo) Aloe Aloe excelsa Ansellia (Ansellia africana) B C D E F Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) G Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) H Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) I J K L M N O P Q R S…

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The first Victoria Falls Hotel at Victoria Falls was built in early 1904 and opened for business on 8 June. By the time of Southern Rhodesia was granted self-government in 1924, the hotel was owned and managed by Rhodesia Railways Ltd. Periods 1924-1936 1936-1953 1953-1964 References Southern Rhodesia: An Illustrated…

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Great Zimbabwe is a medieval city in the south-eastern hills of Southern 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…

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  Cecil Roberts & Letts was founded in 1899 by Cecil Roberts and Richard Arthur Letts. It was located in the Exchange Building, Bulawayo. 

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Details Series: 1924 Definitive Series Subject: George V Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (line) Plates: Printed in panes of four (R6 x 10) separated by vertical and horizontal gutters. 35093 (1st to 8th Printing) 35093 & 36207 (6th to 8th Printing) Sheet: R6…

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Details Series: 1924 Definitive Series Subject: George V Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (line) Plates: xxxxx & 35047 (1st Printing) xxxxx & 35324 (2nd Printing) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 33,000 (1st Printing) Unknown (3rd Printing) Unknown (4th Printing) 240 (10th Printing) Printings: …

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