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Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor:  Printer: Curt Teich Industries Inc, Chicago Process: Curteichcolor 3D Natural Color Reproduction Photographer: Year: 1974 Series: Deluxe International – 4ED Series (Type B)

  The white-crowned pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) is a fruit and seed-eating species of bird in the dove and pigeon family Columbidae. It is found primarily in the Caribbean. Stamps & Postal Products 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust References Wikipedia: 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:

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:

Details Date of Issue: 10 September 1974 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: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

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’…