Details Designer: Gabriel Ellison Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd., London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of two divided by a vertical gutter and guillotined into two for distribution. 1A (Gold) 1A (Green) : 1B (Gold) 1B (Green) [left pane : right pane] Sheet: R12 x 5 (60 stamps) Quantity…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Assembly Building – 6d National Assembly BuildingAuthor: thedigitalphilatelist
Zambia Philately: 1967 National Assembly Building
On 2nd May 1967, the release of two stamps, value 3d and 6d., will commemorate the inauguration of the Zambia National Assembly Building. This imposing building provides the motif for both stamps against black on the 3d. value and green on the 6d. value. The top centre-piece of the structure…
View More Zambia Philately: 1967 National Assembly BuildingBahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (30100-C)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Arden R Miller III, Miami, Florida Printer: Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1967 Series: 30100-C
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (30100-C)Bahamas Philately: The Anchorage Hotel
The Anchorage Hotel was located on West Bay Street, Nassau. The five storey, 114-room hotel began construction in 1966 and opened in 1967. It overlooked Nassau’s scenic Western Esplanade and beach. Within a month of completion, the hotel was sold for $2¼ million to New Yorkers Leonard Kaye, David Waltzer…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Anchorage HotelAustralia Philately: 1967 150th Anniversary of Australian Banking
Another new stamp will appear on 5th April, 1967, to mark the 150th anniversary of the beginning of banking Australia. Governor Lachlan Macquarie and a group of Sydney citizens established the first bank — the Bank of New South Wales — in 1817, and the first deposit was made on…
View More Australia Philately: 1967 150th Anniversary of Australian BankingBahamas Philately: Seafloor Aquarium
In 1953, Curtis Johnson gained permission to build an aquarium on a property immediately east of Brown’s Boat Basin. However, the offer was rescinded and he eventually bought a second property in Chippingham. This second property opened on 17 March 1967 as The Seafloor Aquarium. All tanks in the aquarium…
View More Bahamas Philately: Seafloor AquariumBahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc (74200 Series)
Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami, Fla Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1967 Series: 74200
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc (74200 Series)Australia Philately: 1967 150th Anniversary of British & Foreign Bible Society in Australia
A 4c stamp marking the 150th Anniversary in Australia of the British and Foreign Bible Society in Australia will be issued on the 7th March, 1967. Designed by Mr. Lance Stirling, of Ringwood, Vic., the stamp shows a pair of hands outstretched to receive a bible, symbolizing the Society’s distribution…
View More Australia Philately: 1967 150th Anniversary of British & Foreign Bible Society in AustraliaTurks and Caicos Islands Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 2d Donkey Cart
The earliest account of the “first mule & cart” in Turks and Caicos Islands is in 1867. These carts were used to facilitate most of the heavy labour that allowed industrial production. By the 19th century, carts transported water, salt, and goods. This continued into the 20th century and, as…
View More Turks and Caicos Islands Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 2d Donkey CartTurks and Caicos Islands Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 1½d Boat Building
The Turks & Caicos Islands have a long history of boat-building—combining the use of native materials, plans created in the minds of the local builder, and lots of hard work and ingenuity. The end result is the colourful island sloops unique to the Turks & Caicos Islands. Back in the…
View More Turks and Caicos Islands Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 1½d Boat Building