Memoir 6: The early Postal History of Central Africa; two important correspondeces

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Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements ix
Frontispiece
Contents xi
Figures and plates xii
Part 1 The Fletcher Jones correspondence
Introduction 1
Jones' letters from BCA, Tanganyika Province and Fort Jameson, 1897-99 6
Jones' letters from N.E. Rhodesia in 1900-03 20
Jones' letters from PEA in 1904-05 49
The end of the story 52
Covers addressed to Fort Jameson posted in 1900-02 56
Transit datestamps 66
Covers originating from N.E. Rhodesia 68
Covers addressed to PEA and three covers from Tete 74
The post offices 82
Stations and stores on the Stevenson Road 82
Karonga 82
Mweinwanda 83
Fort Hill 83
Nyala 83
Ikawa 83
Fife 83
Mwenzo 83
Ikombwa 83
Mambwe 83
Fwambo 83
Kawimbe 83
Abercorn 84
Kituta 84
Other post offices in N.E. Rhodesia 84
Chipawa 85
Choma 86
Feira 86
Fort Jameson 86
Fort Young 86
Hargreaves 86
Kapopo 87
Mpiga 87
Nyala 87
Sasare Mine 87
Postage rates 88
Appendices
1. The Stevenson 'Road', the boundary between N.E. Rhodesia and GEA, and the
Trans-Africa Telegraph 89
The Stevenson 'Road' 89
The boundary between N.E. Rhodesia and GEA 95
The Trans-Africa Telegraph 96
2. North Charterland, the Loangwa/Luangwa District and the boundary between
N.W. and N.E. Rhodesia 97
North Charterland 97
Loangwa/Luangwa District 97
The realignment of the boundary between N.W. and N.E. Rhodesia 97
3. Further information concerning the postal service in N.E. Rhodesia 99
4. The ships on which Jones travelled 107
Addendum 108
Part 2 The Storey correspondence; moil from the UK addressed to BCA in 1897-98 109
Introduction 111
UK GPO and company notices 115
The covers 117
Transit times 122
Appendix
5. The British Concession at Chinde 123
Arthur Fraser Sim 123
References
Index