The real stimulus for tourism in the Bahamas started around the early 1960s. Cuba was one of the few competitive tourism markets in the Caribbean that posed a threat to the Bahamas in the early days. Their tourism sector collapsed in the wake of the Cuban Revolution and the US…
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Bahamas Philately: The 1970’s
One year after Independence celebrations, Prime Minister Lynden Pindling and the PLP government were facing critical level economic challenges. The economy had begun to stall, hotel unions were threatening strikes, and there were problems with the dollar. For tourism, there was wariness with the newly independent Bahamas and it faced…
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In the four years prior to 1950, tourism arrivals to The Bahamas numbered about 32,000. In 1950, Sir Stafford Sands, a leading member of the Bahamas Government, revived the Tourism Development Board, giving it a budget of $500,000 which it used for extensive advertising and the opening of five overseas…
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Details Series: 2010 A Bicentenary: Governor Lachlan Macquarie Subject: Builder Designer: Stacey Zass (stamps) Sharon Rodziewicz (products) Printer: McKellar Press: Process: Lithography Colours: Paper: Tullis Russell Watermark: None Perf: 14.6 x 13.86 (comb) Sheet: Quantity:
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View More Australia Philately: 2010 A Bicentenary: Governor Lachlan Macquarie – 55c EmancipatorAustralia Philately: 2010 A Bicentenary: Governor Lachlan Macquarie – 55c Visionary
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View More Australia Philately: 2010 A Bicentenary: Governor Lachlan Macquarie – 55c Governor MacquarieAustralia Philately: 2010 A Bicentenary: Governor Lachlan Macquarie
These four stamps, designed by Stacey Zass, celebrate the importance of Lachlan Macquarie (1762–1824) as Governor of New South Wales. During his time as governor (1810–1821), Macquarie provided an important vision for the colony. He embarked on a public works program, erecting churches, parsonages, courthouses, lighthouses, convict barracks and factories.…
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