The Darwin post office on Smith and Knuckey Street was constructed by A L M Maddalozzo Ltd at a cost of £205,000. The original post office was destroyed during the Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. Work commenced on the new, three-storey, air-conditioned building in 1959. It was completed…
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Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type B)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Donita Ferguson Year: 1960 Series: P31400 (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type B)Rhodesia Philately: Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd
Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd were printers based at 567 Smith Street, Durban, South Africa. In addition they imported stationery. In 1967 the business merged with Interpak ( Pty ) Ltd. The Lion Match Co Ltd held the majority shareholding in the enlarged Interpak Company, and Thos Barlow &…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Brown, Davis & Platt LtdBahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (48000/T-400 Series)
Details Publisher: Nassau Advertising Agency Distributor: Nassau Shop Printer: Transcolor Corporation, New York, NY Process: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Photographer: Year: 1961 Series: 48000/T-400
View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (48000/T-400 Series)Bahamas Philately: The Poinciana Restaurant
The Poinciana Restaurant was located on the corner of Bay Street and Frederick Street, Nassau. It specialised in Italian and American dishes, and Bahamian seafood. Postcards 1964 – Dexter Press Inc (DT-80000-B Series – Type A) 1964 – Dexter Press Inc (DT-80000-B Series – Type AA) Koppel Colour (52800 Series)
View More Bahamas Philately: The Poinciana RestaurantBahamas Philately: Current Club
The Current Club was located near the Current Settlement in Eleuthera and consisted of a number of cottages, together with with a clubhouse, dining room and bar. It was constructed in 1960 and was served by the North Eleuthera Airport. The hosts were Dann and May Lewis. Around 1962, additional…
View More Bahamas Philately: Current ClubBahamas Philately: Koppel Colour (52800 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, USA Process: Koppel Colour Photographer: Ekatchrome by Ronald G Lightbourn Year: Series: 52800
View More Bahamas Philately: Koppel Colour (52800 Series)Bahamas Philately: Pan American Pub. Corp (C-12800 Series)
Details Publisher: Pan American Pub Corp, North Miami, Fla. Distributor: Printer: Pan American Pub Corp, North Miami, Fla. Process: Photographer: B Amadeus Rubel Year: 1963 Series: C-12800 Series
View More Bahamas Philately: Pan American Pub. Corp (C-12800 Series)Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (16700 Series)
Details Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, Miami Beach, Fla. Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1957 Series: 16700
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (16700 Series)Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Kyle Dam
Kyle Dam was officially opened on 31 May 1961 by Sir Edgar Whitehead, the former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia. The construction of the dam also created Lake Kyle. The dam was built by Concor to provide water to the farming estates on the lowveld to the southwest, around the…
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