A series of four definitive stamps featuring aboriginal art subjects was issued on 29th September, 1971. The values and subjects are 20c Bark Painting, 25c Body Decoration, 30c Cave Painting, 35c Grave Posts. The 20c, 25c and 30c stamps replace the equivalent values in the Floral Emblems series. The 35c…
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Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 30c Cave Painting
Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Cave Painting Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Orange – Green – Indian Red (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of…
View More Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 30c Cave PaintingAustralia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 25c Body Decoration
Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Body Decoration Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue-Grey – Indian Red – Sepia – Black (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of…
View More Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 25c Body DecorationAustralia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 20c Bark Painting
Details Series: 1971 Aboriginal Art Subject: Bark Painting Designer: John Mason Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Orange – Brown – Sepia (printing order) Paper:Wiggins Teape unwatermarked paper coated paper incorporating Derby luminescence Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50…
View More Australia Philately: 1971 Aboriginal Art – 20c Bark PaintingBahamas Philately: 1971 – Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting
Thirty-one members of the British Commonwealth attended the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting at Paradise Island, Nassau, 23-24 September 1971, representing over half the peoples of the developing world. The meeting recognised the serious financial issues faced by the United States, and the Ministers who attended were of the strong opinion…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1971 – Commonwealth Finance Ministers MeetingBahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 7c Hibiscus
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) Subject: Hibiscus Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: C.A. Block Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Green) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Red) 1A (Black) 1B (Green) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Red) 1B (Black) 1A (Green) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Red)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 7c HibiscusBahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 6c Hawksbill Turtle
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) Subject: Hawksbill Turtle Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Brown) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Orange) 1A (Green) 1A (Black) 1B (Brown) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Orange)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 6c Hawksbill TurtleBahamas Philately: Silver Sands Hotel
The Silver Sands Hotel opened in 1971 and was located in Freeport, Grand Bahama. It was a 144 room luxury apartment hotel. It was air-conditioned with fully equipped kitchens, bathrooms and a private balconies, and wall-to-wall carpeting. In 1975, the hotel was purchased for $1.5m by Iverugie Investments Ltd.…
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Bahamas Philately: Sonesta Beach Hotel & Golf Club
The Sonesta Beach Hotel & Golf on Cable Beach, Nassau, was opened in the summer of 1971. Construction of the 400 room luxury hotel began in 1970. The hotel was operated by the newly named Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (formerly Hotel Corporation of America) who were also operating the Balmoral…
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