A series of seven 7c commemorative stamps featuring non-Olympic sports was issued on 24th July, 1974. The subjects are golf, Rugby football, cricket, lawn bowls, tennis, Australian football and surfing. The stamps and their associated first day cover were designed by Mr. Arthur Leydin of Sydney. Actual artwork for the…
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Australia Philately: 1974 Sports – First Day Cover No.63 (SA)
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View More Australia Philately: 1974 Sports – First Day Cover No.63 (SA)Malawi Philately: 1974 10th Anniversary of Independence – 30t Capital Hill, City of Lilongwe
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In 1963 the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland was dissolved, and on 6 July 1964, Nyasaland became independent from British rule and renamed itself Malawi, In 1965 Malawi’s first president, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, selected Lilongwe as an economic growth point for northern and central Malawi. Lilongwe’s development as the new…
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The new Melbourne Philatelic Sales Centre at 175 Elizabeth Street (opposite the G.P.O.) was officially opened on 10th June, 1974, by Mr. I.M. Gunn, Director, Posts and Telegraphs, Victoria. Like its Sydney counterpart, the Melbourne Centre is designed to cater exclusively for philatelic clients, and does not handle ordinary postal…
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Bahamas Philately: Balmoral Beach
In 1974 the Halcyon Balmoral Hotel was sold to the Bahamian Government for $3.5million and relaunched as the Balmoral Beach (hotel, tennis & golf club). The hotel provided 225 rooms for accommodation, bar services and two restaurants including la Chandelle. The hotel was advertised as ideal for “smaller executive-type meetings.”…
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