Details Series: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust Subject: White-Crowned Pigeon Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity:
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Bahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust – 13c Roseate Spoonbills
Details Series: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust Subject: Roseate Spoonbills Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity:
View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust – 13c Roseate SpoonbillsBahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust
Details Date of Issue: 10 September 1974 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 13c Roseate Spoonbills 14c White-Crowned Pigeon 21c White-Tailed Tropicbird 36c Bahamian Parrot…
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Bahamas Philately: Xanadu Princess
In 1974, Princess Properties re-named their three Grand Bahama hotels. The three hotels were; the King’s Inn and Golf Club, re-named the Bahamas Princess; Xanadu, re-named as Xanadu Princess; and the Princess International Hotel was renamed as Bahamas Princess Towers. The three hotels became collectively known as Princessland. In the same year, the hotel was purchased by Howard Hughes’…
View More Bahamas Philately: Xanadu PrincessRhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue
Details Date of Issue: 14 August 1974 Reprints: 6 January 1975 (20c, 25c, 50c, $1, $2) 5 October 1975 (5c, 12½c) 17 March 1976 (3c) 1 July 1976 (4c, 10c, 20c) 17 November 1976 (50c, $1, $2) 20 July 1977 (6c) 16 November 1977 (4c) 15 March 1978 (20c) Date Withdrawn:…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive IssueRhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – 1c Kudu
The Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) is the antelope whose name is linked with nearly every explorer and hunter in Africa from the earliest days. It is the most written about and most sought after, and the Kudu head, with its sweeping spiral horns, has always been a most coveted trophy of…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – 1c KuduRhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – $2 Hamanumida daedalus
Guinea Fowl Butterfly (Hamanumida daedalus): The dusty-coloured wings with comma-shaped marks peppering the entire surface makes it difficult to see this butterfly on the ground. It habitually settles on bare patches for this reason. When it flies, slowly skimming over the earth, it is the darker shadow keeping pace with…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – $2 Hamanumida daedalusRhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – $1 Papilio antheus
Large Striped Swordtail (Papilio antheus): Favouring more tropical regions, this swift butterfly is nevertheless found in some areas in Rhodesia. It is not often closely observed on account of its wild and fast flying habits. It gathers with other Swallowtails at sucking places where veld roads crossing streams make damp…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – $1 Papilio antheusRhodesia Philately: 1974 Third Definitive Issue – 50c Colotis regin
Queen Purple Tip (Colotis regina): So named for being the premier member of the red, orange, purple and gold tip ‘whites’. It is distinguished from other similarly coloured purple tips by its larger size. It belongs to the great family of Pieridae which includes in its membership the African Vagrants,…
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