“The grant of the Royal Charter in 1889 to the British South Africa Co. set the seal of official approval on Cecil Rhodes’ ambitions, and made possible the British occupation of Mashonaland. Within three years Rhodes had added much of Manicaland and all of Matabeleland, and the country which was to be named after him – now Zimbabwe – was born.” This is a comprehensive postal history of Mashonaland, well researched and well illustrated in black & white.