Rhodesia KE7 1/2d 1906 Old Postcard Matopos Road leading to Worlds View Bulawayo

Vintage Old Postcard. Rhodesia Zimbabwe South Africa. Bulawayo - Road leading to Worlds View, Matopos. Rocks. Trees. Postally Used in 1906 with Cape of Good Hope 1/2d stamp, tied Cradock.

The World's View, Matopo is the elevation above the surrounding wilderness of Kopje, Vale and River, whereon are several boulders of immense proportion, which mark the burial place of Cecil John Rhodes, the Founder of Rhodesia, and also the last resting place of Major Alan Wilson and his comrades who gave up their lives for their country on the Shanghai River.

Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons Photochrome Wide Wide World Bulawayo Series
Series No: 3515
Faults: Minor wear at top left corner
Sent from: Cradock
Addressed to: Pontefract England
Stamp: KEVII 1/2d
Condition: Used
Background: Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, after the capital Harare. On 4 November 1894, Leander Starr Jameson declared Bulawayo a settlement under the rule of the British South Africa Company.

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