Bahamas Philately: Balmoral Beach Hotel (A Sonesta Resort Hotel)

In 1970, Hotels Corporation of America was rebranded as Sonesta Internationals Hotel, and Balmoral Beach Hotel became known as the Balmoral Beach Hotel (A Sonesta Resort Hotel). In February 1972, a Bahamian subsidiary of Court Line purchased the Balmoral Hotel, becoming the Halcyon Balmoral Hotel. Postcards 1970 – Tichnor Bros…

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Australia Philately: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps

Details Date of Issue: 27 April 1970 Reprint: 31 March 1971 Withdrawn Date:  Invalidated:  Designer: Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x imperf Sheet:  Quantity: 1,387,000 (4c) Following delivery of initial supplies of the 5c Floral…

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Australia Philately: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps – 5c Golden Wattle

Details Series: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps Subject: Sturt’s Desert Rose Designer: Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x imperf Sheet:  Quantity: Following delivery of initial supplies of the 5c Floral Emblem stamp in coils of…

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Australia Philately: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps – 4c Sturt’s Desert Rose

Details Series: 1970 Floral Emblem Coil Stamps Subject: Sturt’s Desert Rose Designer: Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x imperf Sheet:  Quantity: 1,387,000 Coil Strips  

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Australia Philately: 1970 Cook Bicentenary – 5c Strip of Five

Details Series: 1970 Cook Bicentenary Designer: Robert Ingpen, Tom Keneally, Arthur Leydin and J R Smith Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.5 x 13.25 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps…

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