Nassau International Airport was located in western New Providence island near the capital city of Nassau. During the Second World War, the airport was named Windsor Field (after the Duke of Windsor) and became a Royal Air Force (RAF) station. After the Second World War, the RAF withdrew from Windsor…
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Bahamas Philately: Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century. It was the first airline to fly worldwide and pioneered numerous…
View More Bahamas Philately: Pan American World AirwaysBahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd (Type 1B)
Type 1B has no stamp box in the upper right-hand corner. The font for Correspondence and Address also appears ‘squashed’ compared to Type 1A and 1C. Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Printer: J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks Year: 1955 Series: Type 1B
View More Bahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd (Type 1B)Bahamas Philately: Eastern Steamship Corporation
During the 1950s, Frank L. Fraser brought in William R Lovett of Jacksonville as a partner in the Eastern Shipping Corporation. Lovett owned the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain, and to whom Fraser had been shipping bananas for many years. Lovett had shipping interests of his own and in May 1961, Fraser…
View More Bahamas Philately: Eastern Steamship CorporationSouthern Rhodesia Philately: 1953 Definitive Series – 2d Rhodes’ Grave
Details Subject: Rhodes Grave Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 14 (comb) Plates: None. Printed in panes of two, separated by horizontal gutter, and guillotined through gutter. Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps) Quantity: 30,000,000 (ordered) 16,809,000 (sold) Sheet…
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1953 Definitive Series – 2d Rhodes’ GraveBahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd – Souvenir Letter Card of Nassau No.2
Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, England Process: Photographer: Year: c.1953 Series: 2
View More Bahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd – Souvenir Letter Card of Nassau No.2Australia Philately: Philatelic Section
In January 1953, the Postmaster-General’s Department announced arrangements for dealing with philatelic matters and requests from overseas and local collectors, as well as dealers, were to be improved. After an overseas visit by the Postmaster General, where he was “greatly impressed” by the services of international post services when dealing…
View More Australia Philately: Philatelic SectionBahamas Philately: H W Hannau – Fort Montagu Letter Card I
Details Publisher: H W Hannau Distributor: Printer: H W Hannau, Miami, New York Process: Photographer: H W Hannau Year: 1959 Series: N/A
View More Bahamas Philately: H W Hannau – Fort Montagu Letter Card IBahamas Philately: The Hermitage
In February 1940, Monsignor John Hawes, an Englishman, purchased eight acres on the top of Como Hill, Cat Island for £35. Hawes was a qualified architect before entering the church, and did a great deal of architectural work for the church throughout the Bahamas. Within the week of arriving on…
View More Bahamas Philately: The HermitageBahamas Philately: Cat Island
Cat Island is located in central Bahamas. Until written accounts were found, Cat Island was thought to be Guanahani or San Salvador, the first island Christopher Columbus arrived at in the Americas. There is also a cat island in Louisiana The first white settlers were Loyalists fleeing the American…
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