Attractive packs containing Australian stamps including those used in the Australian Antarctic Territory and Cocos (Keeling) Islands have been produced for collectors and as a unique Australian gift item, especially for Christmas, birthdays and for business people overseas. An information folder in each packlist the technical details of the stamps…
View More Australia Philately: Souvenir Pack (1966-1969)Author: James Gavin
Zambia Philately: 1970 Preventive Medicine – 3n Clean Water
Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid, and polio. Absent, inadequate, or inappropriately managed water and sanitation services expose individuals to preventable health risks. In the 1960s, most of Zambia’s main towns were supplied with piped, portable water.…
View More Zambia Philately: 1970 Preventive Medicine – 3n Clean WaterBahamas Philately: The Jordan Co. (67800 Series)
Details Publisher: The Jordan Co., Dallas, Texas Distributors: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Litho in USA Year: 1963 Series: 67800 Series
View More Bahamas Philately: The Jordan Co. (67800 Series)Bahamas Philately: Caribe Tourist Promotions (130700 Series – Type B)
Details Publisher: Caribe Tourist Promotions, Carolina, Puerto Rico Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Herbert E Miller Year: 1969 Series: 130700
View More Bahamas Philately: Caribe Tourist Promotions (130700 Series – Type B)Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P72700 Series – Type BC2)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd., P. O. Box 5668, M. S., Nassau, Bahamas Printer: Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130 Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1968 Series: P72700 Series (Type BC2)
View More Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P72700 Series – Type BC2)Bahamas Philately: John Hinde Limited (2BH Series – Type C – No.1-49)
The imprint for this type reads Island Merchants Ltd., P.O. Box 47, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 2-1121. Details Publisher: Island Merchants Ltd., P.O. Box 47, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 2-1121 Distributor: Printer: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Process: Photographer: E.Ludwig, John Hinde Studios Year: c.1969 Series: 2BH Series (Type C)…
View More Bahamas Philately: John Hinde Limited (2BH Series – Type C – No.1-49)Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (59400-C)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1969 Series: 59400-C
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (59400-C)Australia Philately: Port Kembla (2505)
A new Port Kembla post office began construction in 1969 at a cost of $96,253. It replaced the older post office that had been built in April 1926. The new post office was a result of the increased demands for mail services for post-WW2 immigrants. 1977 1978 Port Kembla…
View More Australia Philately: Port Kembla (2505)Zambia Philately: 1968 Zambia Trade Fair
The Zambia Trade Fair was held at Ndola, 28 June to 2 July, 1968. The fair was opened by President Kenneth Kaunda. Details Date of Issue: 29 June 1968 Date Withdrawn: 28 September 1969 Date Invalidated: Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14 Cylinders: 1A (Gold), 1A…
View More Zambia Philately: 1968 Zambia Trade FairZambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 1/6d Zambia Tanzania Road Link
The first priority in the construction of bituminous roads in the First National Development Plan was given to the opening of new foreign trade routes towards Tanzania and Malawi. The road link to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, was one of the main projects completed under the plan. The Great North…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Development – 1/6d Zambia Tanzania Road Link