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 CorporationAuthor: James Gavin
Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1953 Definitive Series – 2d Rhodes’ Grave
Details Series: 1953 Definitive Series 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 Sheet: Printed in two sheets consisting of 60 (R6 x 10) stamps each sheet and divided by gutter Distributed in…
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…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cat IslandBahamas Philately: Queen Victoria Statue
A Carrara marble statue of Queen Victoria is located in Parliament Square in front of the Bahamas Parliament Building. It was unveiled on Empire Day in 1905 by Sir William Grey-Wilson, Governor of the Bahamas. The statue was created in the United Kingdom, by John Adams-Acton. The statue of Queen…
View More Bahamas Philately: Queen Victoria StatueBahamas Philately: Prince George Wharf
In 1929, the Government deepened Nassau Harbour and built modern Prince George Wharf, named after H.R.H. Prince George, who visited Nassau in 1928. The colonial government expanded Prince George Wharf in Nassau to accommodate the flow of alcohol during America’s prohibition. In the 1950s, with the popularity of cruise travel,…
View More Bahamas Philately: Prince George WharfBahamas Philately: Sandy Cay
Sandy Cay, also known as the Honeymoon Island, is a three acre island, four miles from Paradise Island, and one mile from Rose Island, located in the Sea of Abaco. It is one of the most iconic islands in the Bahamas, Sandy Cay was featured in the trailer for Gilligan’s…
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