Category: Southern Rhodesia

“At the Victoria Falls there is a well appointed modern hotel, fitted with every convenience such as electric lighting, fans, and perfect sanitation. The cuisine is excellent. The Hotel is situated within ten minutes walk of the falls, to which a light trolley line runs for the convenience of the…

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Ansellia is considered a monotypic genus of orchid, with only one species, Ansellia africana, commonly known as African ansellia or leopard orchid. However, it may in fact be a complex group of species which share common floral structure and growth habit. The plants are found throughout neotropical and subtropical Africa. It was…

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Details Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England (all others) Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 1st Printing – 12 (line) 2nd Printing – 12 (line) 3rd Printing – 11.5 (comb) 4th Printing – 11.5 (comb) Plates: Sheet:  Quantity: Printings:  1st Printing – 10 March 1930 2nd Printing –…

View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1931 2nd Definitive Series – 10d George V

Devil’s Cataract is located on the Southern 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…

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Details Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England (all others) Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 1st Printing – 12 (line) 2nd Printing – 12 (line) 3rd Printing – 11.5 (comb) 4th Printing – 12 (line) Plates: Sheet:  Quantity: Printings:  1st Printing – 10 March 1930 2nd…

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Cecil John Rhodes (1853 -1902) was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company (BSAC) began British occupation of the  southern African territory,…

View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: World’s View Hill – Rhodes Grave

World’s View Hill is located in the Matopos Hills. The hill has been set aside for as the resting place for those “who have deserved well of their country.” The hill contains the remains of Cecil John Rhodes, Major Alan Wilson and the Shangani Patrol, Sir Leander Starr Jameson, and…

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The Flame Lily (Gloriosa superba) was Southern Rhodesia’s national flower. It is often found near or on rocky kopjes in good humus soil, and visited by the migrating African Vagrant butterflies when it blooms in December. The Shona name of Kajongwe is particularly apt for, as the wind shakes the…

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The lion (Panthera leo) is a large cat of the genus Panthera native to Africa. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannahs and shrublands. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is a social species, forming groups…

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