The King’s Inn Hotel (also referred to as Bahamia King’s Inn Hotel) opened 29 January 1965 in Freeport, Grand Bahama, at a cost of $3,000,000. The hotel was part of the first phase of a $100 million living, shopping and leisure community constructed by Daniel K. Ludwig called Bahamia. The hotel…
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Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P33900 Series – Type A)
Details Publisher: Calypso Distributors Ltd, P.O. Box 5668 M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colourpicture Publishers Inc., Boston Mass. U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Ronald Lightbourn Year: 1965 Series: P33900 (Type A)
View More Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P33900 Series – Type A)Rhodesia Philately: African Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Adansonia digitata, the African baobab, is the most widespread tree species of the genus Adansonia, the baobabs, and is native to the African continent and the southern Arabian Peninsula (Yemen, Oman). They are typically found in dry, hot savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, where they dominate the landscape and reveal the…
View More Rhodesia Philately: African Baobab (Adansonia digitata)Australia Philately: Brookvale (2100)
The Brookvale post office, on Old Pittwater Road, was officially opened by the Federal Member for Mackellar, W. C. Wentworth on 9 Janaury 1951. Also present were the Deputy Director of Posts and Telegraphs, Mr. Kellock, R. W. Askin, and the director of the Warringah Shire Council, Cr. W. F.…
View More Australia Philately: Brookvale (2100)Bahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – ½d Coat of Arms
The Coat of Arms displayed was granted in 1728. It consists of a crown on a red background, surmounting a naval scene alluding to the extirpation of piracy by Governor Roger Woodes in 1718. The motto is Expulsis Piratis Restitua Comercia (When the pirates were expelled, trade flourished). This stamp…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – ½d Coat of ArmsBahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 2/6 Sea plane/Jet Liner
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: 1965 Definitive Series – 2/6 Sea plane/Jet LinerBahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 8d Yachting
Yachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. “Yacht” derives from the Dutch word jacht (“hunt”). During the 1960’s a number of yacht clubs, havens and marinas were constructed to support the…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 8d YachtingBahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series
Details Date of Issue: 7 January 1965 Reprints: 14 September 1965 (2d, 1s) Date Withdrawn: 24 May 1966 Date Invalidated: Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS) Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive SeriesBahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 1/- Sea Garden
Details Series: 1965 Definitive Series Subject: Sea Garden Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS) Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 13.5 (comb) Plates: Printed in sheets of 120, separated by gutter. Guillotined through vertical gutter into two…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 1/- Sea GardenBahamas Philately: 1965 Definitive Series – 6d Development
Details Series: 1965 Definitive Series Subject: Modern Development Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS) Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 13.5 (comb) Plates: Printed in sheets of 120, separated by gutter. Guillotined through vertical gutter into two…
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