Category: Southern Rhodesia

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: 1,780,000 35076 & 35047 (1st & 3rd Printing) 35076 & 35324 (7th, 10th, 11th, 12th Printing) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 1,780,000 610,000 (1st Printing) 600,000 (3rd Printing)…

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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: 35047 & 35077 (1st, 2nd & 4th Printing) 35324 & 35077 (3rd, 5th & 6th Printing) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 9,100,000 (1st Printing) 6,000,000 (3rd Printing) 360,000…

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Details Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (line) Plates: Printed in panes of four separated by vertical and horizontal gutters. 35094 Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) x 4 (240 stamps) Quantity: 1st Printing – 6,015,000 2nd Printing – 6,000,000 3rd Printing – 3,600,000…

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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: 35082 & 35047 (1st & 3rd Printing) 35082 & 35324 (4th & 10th Printing) Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: 70,000 (1st Printing) 240,000 (3rd Printing) 180,000 (4th Printing)…

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Central Cotton Ginneries (Southern Rhodesia) Ltd was established in 1924. It’s head office was located in Salisbury.  It had ginneries in Salisbury, Gwelo and Umtali. There were previous attempts to expand the cotton industry in Rhodesia but efforts were limited due to the lack of ginneries and various other causes.…

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Woermann-Linie was founded on 15 June 1885 by Adolph Woermann and developed as one of the leading shipping companies between Europe and Africa. From 1899 the company was headquartered in Afrikahaus, Hamburg. For decades it transported contract labourers to various places on the African continent. For instance, workers from Liberia…

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The Umtali Publicity Association was located in Umtali. In 1922, the association started to advertise the area using the slogan Umtali – The Eastern Gateway of Rhodesia. It issued an album of twenty-eight beautiful views of Umtali to help promote the region. By January 1930, it was starting to use…

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In 1915 Mark Harris established Mark Harris Manufacturing in what was then Salisbury, using the trade name Atlas. In 1920 he sold his shares to the British South Africa Company. In 1924, the name was changed to The Rhodesian Milling and Manufacturing Co., Ltd. The Bulawayo Mill was expanded in…

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Epworth is located about 12km outside of Salisbury. It is bisected by a stream into two parts. The Balancing Rocks found in the northern approaches of the town are famous. The town was originally established in 1890 as a Methodist Mission Station known as Epworth Mission. Things to Do Balancing…

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