Unlike many other Caribbean island nations, Dominica was never a suitable site for sugarcane cultivation, as rocky and mountainous terrain made plantation production impossible. Only about one-quarter of the island is cultivatable. Climate, fertility, and topography are favourable for tree crops, however, and Dominica has been a producer of coffee,…
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Dominica Philately: 1968 – 1963 Definitive Series (Associated Statehood Overprint)
West Indies Associated States was the collective name for a number of islands in the Eastern Caribbean whose status changed from being British colonies to states in free association with the United Kingdom in 1967. These states were Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent. Associated statehood…
View More Dominica Philately: 1968 – 1963 Definitive Series (Associated Statehood Overprint)Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (81200 Series)
In 1967, the Hamilton Watch Company experienced over $900m in watch sales. The industry had expected that the post-war ‘babies’ would put demand on watches – originally expected to peak in the 1970s but which now peaked earlier. In Spring 1968, the Hamilton Watch Company ran a sales promotional…
View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (81200 Series)Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (70700-B Series)
Details Publisher: Picture-Point Publications, New York, N.Y. Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Picture-Point Publications, New York, N.Y. Year: 1964 Series: 70700-B
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (70700-B Series)Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island (Type I)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Year: 1969 Series: Type I
View More Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island (Type I)Bahamas Philately: The Beach Inn
The Beach Inn was a 100 room inn located on Paradise Island and opened in early 1968. It was the first moderately priced hotel in Nassau to be built on Paradise Beach and was managed and owned by Resorts International Inc. “Only minutes across the Paradise Island bridge from bustling…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Beach InnBahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – $1 Bahamas Crest and Emblem
The $1 stamp depicts the scales of the Bahamas emblem and the human rights flame. Details Designer: Richard Granger Barrett Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb) Plates: 1A (Orange) 1A (Green) 1A (Red) 1A (Black) Sheet:…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – $1 Bahamas Crest and EmblemBahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – 3c Globe and Emblem
The 3c stamp depicts a globe and the human rights flame. Details Designer: Richard Granger Barrett Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb) Plates: 1B 1B 1B 1B Sheet: R10 x 5 (50 stamps) Quantity: …
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – 3c Globe and EmblemBahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – 12c Scales and Emblem
The 12c stamp depicts the scales of the International Court of Justice and the human rights flame. Details Designer: Richard Granger Barrett Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways)* Perf: 14 x 13.5 (comb) Plates: 1B 1B 1B 1B…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year – 12c Scales and EmblemBahamas Philately: 1968 Human Rights Year
On 10 December 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To mark this event the UN General Assembly unanimously designated the whole of the year, 1968, as International Human Rights Year. While much had been accomplished since 1948, by 1968 no country…
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