Rhodesia 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 back a stranded number of European settlers at Alice Mine in Mazowe.

Accompanied by T.G Routledge they went from the mines safety to the telegraph office. The two succeeded in sending a message to Salisbury but were both killed by Mashona warriors on their return to the mine.

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1968 – R A Bourlay (Art – PS Series Type I)

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