In February 1966, Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh toured the West Indies. The destinations on this month long excursion included: British Guiana; Trinidad and Tobago; Grenada; St. Vincent; Barbados; St. Lucia; Dominica; Montserrat; Antigua; St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla; Tortola (Virgin Islands); the Bahamas; Jamaica. Stamps & Postal Products 1966…
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Bahamas Philately: 1966 Royal Visit to the West Indies – 1s Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II
Details Series: 1966 Royal Visit to the West Indies Subject: 1s Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II Designer: H Baxter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Cylinders: 1 (Magenta) 1 (Black) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) Sheet: R10…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1966 Royal Visit to the West Indies – 1s Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth IIBahamas Philately: 1966 Royal Visit to the West Indies
Details Date of Issue: 4 February 1966 Date Withdrawn: 4 May 1966 Date Invalidated: Designer: H Baxter Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Cylinders: 1 1 1A 1A Sheet: R10 x 5 (50 stamps)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1966 Royal Visit to the West IndiesBahamas Philately: 1966 Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – 1s Sir Winston Churchill
Details Series: 1966 Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Subject: Sir Winston Churchill Date Invalidated: Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Watermark: Block CA Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 2A 1A 1A 1B 2B 1B 1B (10d, 1s) Sheet: R5 x 12 (60 stamps) Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Bahamas Philately: 1966 Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) – 1s Sir Winston ChurchillBahamas Philately: 1966 Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955. Apart from two years between 1922…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1966 Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 2d Tobacco
Details Subject: Tobacco Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R20 x 12 (240 stamps) Quantity: 1,013,680 Sheet Numbers
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 2d TobaccoRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 4d Citrus
Details Subject: Kieffer Pear Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R20 x 12 (240 stamps) Quantity: 959,280 Sheet Numbers
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 4d CitrusRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 3d Kudu
Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Kudu Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A Sheet: R20 x 12 (240 stamps) Quantity: 938,880 Sheet Numbers
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 3d KuduRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1d Buffalo
The buffalo shown on the stamp was the subject of a Kodachrome transparency. Details Series: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue Subject: Buffalo Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Harrisons and Sons Ltd, London Overprint: Mardon Printers (Pvt.) Ltd., Salisbury, Rhodesia Process: Photogravure Paper: White paper with clear gum Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – 1d BuffaloRhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – ½d Maize
The source of this design was an artist’s impression of a partly exposed cob, and it was originally intended for the 3d stamp, in two colours – “corn-yellow” and blue. The addition of a third colour, yellow-green for the leaves, was subsequently requested, and the fact that this would add…
View More Rhodesia Philately: 1966 Independence Definitive Issue – ½d Maize