British South Africa Company
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The British South Africa Company was chartered in 1889 following the amalgamation of Cecil Rhodes' Central Search Association and the London-based Exploring Company Ltd, which had originally competed
The first board of directors of the British South Africa Company, 1889. Top row: Horace Farquhar; Albert Grey; Alfred Beit. Middle row: the Duke of Fife; C. J. Rhodes (founder and managing director in South Africa); the Duke of Abercorn. Bottom row: Lord Gifford, V.C.; Herbert Canning (Secretary); George Cawston.
British South Africa Company stamp used to validate emergency issue currency for use in Bulawayo, authorized by Hugh Marshall Hole.
The arms of the British South Africa Company
Northern Rhodesia
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Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western
British South Africa Company
…territory to be held as cheaply as possible for future, rather than immediate, exploitation. As part of administering Southern Rhodesia until 1923 and Northern Rhodesia until 1924, the BSAC formed what were originally paramilitary forces, but which later included more normal police functions. In addition to the…
Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902)
The Legislative Assembly with Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones (far right) in 1949
Lord Passfield
1953 stamps of Northern Rhodesia marking the birth centennial of Cecil Rhodes