Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: International Graphics, Hollywood, Florida Process: Photographer: Hector Jimenez Year: Series: R27700
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Bahamas Philately: Insilco Dukane Press (#2500 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Insilco Dukane Press, Hollywood, Fla. Photographer: Year: 1970 Series: #2500
View More Bahamas Philately: Insilco Dukane Press (#2500 Series)Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 20t Paradise Whydah
General colouring black with hind neck golden and belly white. It is widely distributed and not uncommon in small flocks, feeding on the ground. In the breeding season the male makes a display flight from one high tree top to another in which the tail is expanded vertically but carried…
View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 20t Paradise WhydahMalawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 10t Carmine Bee-Eater
The pink nether-side and carmine back of this bird is unmistakable. They migrate to the tropics for the winter and feed on insects. These graceful birds are related to the Kingfisher and are normally found about 13 inches long. They are known for their yeomen service during locust plagues and…
View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints – 10t Carmine Bee-EaterMalawi Philately: 1970 Decimal Overprints
Details Date of Issue: 2 September 1970 Date Withdrawn: 14 February 1971 Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: Cockerels Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: Subjects 10t – Carmine Bee-Eater 20t – Paradise Whydah First Day…
View More Malawi Philately: 1970 Decimal OverprintsBahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It is the oldest and most honoured organization within…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970)Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 15c Hospital and Blue Marlin
The 15c depicts the marlin, as on the Bahamas shield, and the Red Cross building on Dowdeswell Street, Nassau. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edwards Crown Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Black) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Brown)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 15c Hospital and Blue MarlinBahamas Philately: North German Lloyd Bremen
Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was instrumental in the economic development…
View More Bahamas Philately: North German Lloyd BremenBahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 3c Flamingo
The 3c depicts the Flamingo, as on the Bahamas shield, and Bahamian women and children with a nurse. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edwards Crown Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Black) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Brown) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Pale Violet)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 3c FlamingoAustralia Philately: 1970 Australian National Development – 10c Oil & Natural Gas
Details Series: 1970 National Development Subject: Oil & Natural Gas Designer: Robert Ingpen Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Orange – Purple – Red – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape coated unwatermarked helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R10 x 5)…
View More Australia Philately: 1970 Australian National Development – 10c Oil & Natural Gas