A souvenir cover and six pictorial postmarkers were provided on 16th March, 1974, to commemorate the bicentenary of the birth in Lincolnshire, England, of explorer Matthew Flinders (1774-1814). Flinders’ most important voyage of discovery was his circumnavigation in 1801-3 of Australia in HMS Investigator in which he charted many miles…
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Australia Philately: 1974 Moomba Festival
A pictorial postmarker was provided at a temporary post office at Melbourne, from 1st March to 11th March, 1974, during this year’s Moomba Festival. The design for the postmarker was the same as that used during the 1973 Moomba Festival. A total of 6496 articles, including 25 registered, were cancelled…
View More Australia Philately: 1974 Moomba FestivalAustralia Philately: Australia Post Philatelic Bulletin No.119 – March 1974
Bahamas Philately: Bahamas Princess Hotel
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 renamed as Bahamas Princess Towers. The three hotels became collectively known as Princessland. Postcards 1974 – Great American Color Co…
View More Bahamas Philately: Bahamas Princess HotelBahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-600-D Series – Type A)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Larry Witt Year: 1974 Series: DT-600-D (Type A) Dexter Sovereign For Sun & Fun Visit the Bahamas
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-600-D Series – Type A)Malawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 40t Lake Salmon
The lake salmon or mpasa (Opsaridium microlepis) is an African species of freshwater fish, endemic to Lake Malawi, in the family Cyprinidae found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Lake salmon live in Lake Malawi but migrate upstream to surrounding rivers and tributaries, like the Bua River, for spawning. The Bua…
View More Malawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 40t Lake SalmonMalawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 3t Largemouth Black Bass
The largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae (sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, but widely introduced elsewhere. Their diet includes smaller fish, shad, worms, snails, crawfish, frogs, snakes, and salamanders.…
View More Malawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 3t Largemouth Black BassMalawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 30t Tigerfish
Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (Panthera tigris). However, the primary species designated by the name “tigerfish” are African and belong to the family Alestidae. The variety found in Malawi are significantly smaller. They can be…
View More Malawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 30t TigerfishMalawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 8t Rainbow Trout
The rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. Some of the rivers and streams in Malawi are stocked with rainbow trout, a favorite of fly-fishing anglers. Rainbow trout are long, narrow, and silvery. They have…
View More Malawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society – 8t Rainbow TroutMalawi Philately: 1974 35th Anniversary of Malawi Angling Society
Details Date of Issue: 20 February 1974 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Sylvia Goaman Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Ltd (House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Cockerels (sideways) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 3t – Largemouth Black Bass 8t – Rainbow Trout 15t – Lake Salmon 30t – Tigerfish 56t –…
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