Postal History of Southern Rhodesia

Post Offices NORTHEND to ORTON'S DRIFT

NORTHEND BULAWAYO
01.04.1957 to 10.11.1965
Bulawzo suburb
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   08.07.1957
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 5
2   2C "S.R."     09.10.1957
(Proud)		 18.07.1964
(Proud)		 5
3 "POSTAGE PAID" 2C "NORTHEND BULAWAYO."     04.12.1959
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 15

NORTH MELSETER
04.12.1911 to 11.01.1920
Melsetter District
Renamed from Steynstroom
1   1C "S.RHODESIA?" New discovery     500
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"     04.12.1911
(Proud)		 11.01.1920
(Proud)		 120

NORTON
01.04.1914 to 10.11.1965
Hartley District
1   1C "S.RHODESIA"     08.04.1914
(Proud)		   400
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"     21.07.1914
(Proud)		 01.10.1921
(Proud)		 10
3   2C "S.RHODESIA"   31.03.1922
(Proud)		 01.09.1953
(Proud)		 2
4   2C "S.RHODESIA"     06.01.1953
(Proud)		 19.12.1960
(Proud)		 2
5   2C "S.RHODESIA"     24.03.1959
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 2
6   2C "S.RHODESIA"     11.04.1961
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 2
7   2C "S.RHODESIA"     29.03.1953
(Proud)		 11.06.1955
(Proud)		 1
8   2C "S.RHODESIA"     12.05.1955
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 1

NUANETSI
01.05.1930 to 01.05.1952
01.09.1965 to 10.11.1965
Postal agency under Fort Victoria
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   01.05.1930
(Proud)		 17.07.1950
(Proud)		 40

NYABIRA
31.12.1920 to 25.04.1959
Postal agency under Salisbury
Renamed from Umsururu
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   31.12.1920
(Proud)		 19.01.1959
(Proud)		 20

NYAMANDHLOVU
12.10.1905 to 10.11.1965
District head office
1   1C "S.RHODESIA"     20.10.1905
(Proud)		   500
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"   15.10.1906
(Proud)		 28.05.1965
(Proud)		 3
3   2C "S.RHODESIA" Index 1 above date 02.03.1959
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 5

NYANYADZI
01.07.1960 to 10.11.1965
Umtali District

1   2C "S.RHODESIA"     01.02.1962
(Proud)		   40
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"     06.09.1960
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 10

NYSON
05.07.1917 to 15.01.1925
Postal agency under Gwelo
1   1C "S.RHODESIA"   11.07.1917
(Proud)		 16.09.1917
(Proud)		 400
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"     08.02.1918
(Proud)		 22.09.1924
(Proud)		 120

ODZI
31.03.1892 to June 1896
December 1900 to 30.11.1907
02.12.1910 to 10.11.1965
Umtali District
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   24.02.1903
(Proud)		 25.10.1905
(Aab)		 40
02.12.1910
(Proud)		 03.01.1960
(Proud)		 5
2   1C "S.RHODESIA"     06.01.1924
(Proud)		   300
3   1C "S.RHODESIA"     21.08.1953
(Proud)		   200
4   2C "S.RHODESIA"   Large postmark 15.07.1960
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 10
5   2C "S.RHODESIA" Small postmark 24.11.1960
(Proud)		 10.11.1965 10

OLD UMTALI
1897 to 23.01.1921
01.12.1928 to 01.03.1933
When Umtali moved to its present location, the original village was renamed Old Umtali
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   16.02.1898
(Proud)		 05.01.1921
(Proud)		 60
2   2C "S.RHODESIA"   16.02.1929
(Proud)		 27.01.1933
(Proud)		 80

ORTON'S DRIFT
24.03.1900 to 1908
Postal agency under Shabani
1   2C "S.RHODESIA"   24.03.1900
(Proud)		 31.07.1907
(Proud)		 100