Bahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust – 14c White-Crowned Pigeon

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:

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Bahamas 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Details Date of Issue: 10 September 1974 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: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’…

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Rhodesia 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…

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Rhodesia 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…

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Rhodesia 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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