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Details Series: 1954 Definitive Series Subject: Water Sports – Skiing Designer:  Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Script CA Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb) Plates: 1 (Deep Reddish-Purple), 1 (Turquoise Green): 1a (Deep Reddish-Purple), 1a (Turquoise Green) [Left pane : Right pane Sheet: Printed in two panes…

The Out Islands are the islands that make up the Bahamas with the exception of New Providence Island. They are more sparsely inhabited and less economically developed than New Providence and Grand Bahama. The most populous of the Out Islands are Abaco, Andros, and Eleuthera; the Out Islands tend to…

Details Series: 1954 Definitive Series Subject: Modern Agriculture Designer:  Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Script CA Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb) Plates: Printed in two panes of 60, separated by a vertical gutter and guillotined through gutter for distribution in single panes. 1 (Brown), 1 (Olive-Green) :…

After her arrival in Bahamas in 1940, the Duchess of Windsor set about establishing two infant welfare clinics on New Providence Island. The Duchess was head of the Bahamas Red Cross and took an interest in infant welfare. The clinics were funded by the Bahamas Assistance Fund (a trust established…