British South Africa Company Coat of Arms

British South Africa Company · 1892 · 1d

This definitive stamp features the coat of arms of the British South Africa Company. The design includes two springboks supporting a shield with a lion and thistles, surmounted by a crest with an elephant. The company's motto, "Justice, Commerce, Freedom," is inscribed on a ribbon below.

Issued under the authority of the British South Africa Company, which administered the territory of Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe and Zambia) under a royal charter from 1889. These were the first stamps specifically created for the territory.