The T.S. Hanseatic was originally named the S.S. Shalom – a combined ocean liner/cruise ship built in 1964 by Chantiers de l’Atlantique, St Nazaire, France, for ZIM Lines, Israel, for transatlantic service from Haifa to New York. On 9 November 1967, the Shalom was sold to the Deutsche Atlantik Line,…
View More Bahamas Philately: Deutsche Altantik Line – T.S. HanseaticAuthor: thedigitalphilatelist
Bahamas Philately: Tichnor Bros Inc (K-17400 Series)
Details Publisher: Hotels Corporation of America Distributor: Printer: Tichnor Bros Inc., Boston, Mass. Process: Photographer: Year: 1967 Series: K-17400 Reqn: 50M-868-TB
View More Bahamas Philately: Tichnor Bros Inc (K-17400 Series)Bahamas Philately: Tichnor Bros Inc (K-17800 Series)
Details Publisher: Hotels Corporation of America Distributor: Printer: Tichnor Bros Inc., Boston, Mass. Process: Photographer: Year: 1967 Series: K-17800 Reqn: 50-668-TB (K-17802) 50M-668-TB (K-17801)
View More Bahamas Philately: Tichnor Bros Inc (K-17800 Series)Australia Philately: 1967 Lions International (1917-1967)
Details Date of Issue: 7 June 1967 Withdrawn Date: Invalidated: Designer: Max Ripper, Melbourne Printer: Note Printing Branch, Reserve Bank of Australia, Melbourne Process: Photogravure Cylinders: Blue – Gold – Black Paper: Wiggins Teape – chalk coated with Helecon Watermark: None Perf: 13.25 x 13.5 (comb) Sheet: Printed in two panes of 50 stamps (R5 x…
View More Australia Philately: 1967 Lions International (1917-1967)Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 50c Jetliner/Seaplane
The earliest records of air transportation is mentioned in colonial records with a proposal by a Major H. H. Kitchener for an air service between Nassau and Miami in 1921. In 1928 Pan American Airways began flying mail and passengers from Florida to the Bahamas and Caribbean. Until 1936, only…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 50c Jetliner/SeaplaneBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 8c Development
In the 1960’s Bahamas experienced an increase in urban areas due to the increase of 60,000 inhabitants on the island. The country recorded robust economic growth rates that averaged 9 percent annually as direct foreign investment spurred the development of tourism. A wartime airfield became Nassau’s international airport in 1957…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 8c DevelopmentBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 12c Public Square
PUBLIC SQUARE. A view of Rawson Square in Nassau, the capital of Bahamas. The buildings shown were modelled on a group of public buildings in New Berne, the capital of North Carolina in American Colonial times. In the centre is the Parliament Building, built in 1812, with the G.P.O. on…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 12c Public SquareBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 1c Coat of Arms
COAT OF ARMS granted in 1728, consists of a crown on a red background, surmounting a naval scene alluding to the extirpation of piracy by Governor Woodes Rogers in 1718. The motto is Expulsis Piratis Restitua Commercia must have amused Governor Rogers who had been a pirate. Details Designer: Portrait by…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 1c Coat of ArmsBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 2c Out Island Regatta
Details Series: 1967 Definitive Series Subject: Out Island Regatta Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley Printer: Bradbury Wilikinson Process: Litho & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS) Paper: Normal & White (1970) papers Watermark: Multi Crown CA Perf: 13.5 Plates: Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers References The Bahamas Government: A Brief History of Regatta
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 2c Out Island RegattaBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 3c High School
On 27 April, 1925, the Bahamas Colony formally opened its first fully government-sponsored secondary school, the Government High School at Nassau Court. Prior to 1925, only privately organized institutions offered access to secondary education. The school fee requirements essentially limited enrolment to students drawn from middle and upper socioeconomic classes.…
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