S/S Oceanic was built in 1963 by Cantieri Riuniti dell’ Adriatico, Monfalcone, Italy for Home Lines. She was delivered to Home Lines in March 1965. She made a short series of transatlantic crossings, following which she entered cruise service from New York to the Bahamas on 24 April 1965, operating…
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Bahamas Philately: Home Lines
Home Lines was an Italian passenger shipping company that operated both ocean liners and cruise ships. The company was founded in 1946, and it ceased operations in 1988 when merged into Holland America Line. By 1955 at the latest Home Lines began making cruises from New York to The Bahamas…
View More Bahamas Philately: Home LinesBahamas Philately: Freeport Inn
The Freeport Inn was opened as a small resort-styled hotel in the centre of the business district in 1963 with 36 rooms. By September 1966, it had at least four expansions, bringing the total rooms available to 120. In 1968 it added an additional 50 rooms brining the total to…
View More Bahamas Philately: Freeport InnBahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (54900 Series)
Details Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, Miami Beach, Fla. Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1963 Series: 54900
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (54900 Series)Bahamas Philately: 1962 – Arrival of La Nina II
In 1962 the voyage of Columbus from Spain to San Salvador was recreated by the La Nina II – a faithful, 42-foot replica of the smallest vessel in the fleet of Columbus. The replica was assembled from historical documents. Unlike the original voyage, which was undertaken in 33 days, the…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1962 – Arrival of La Nina IIBahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P20500 Series – Type EA)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1962 Series: P20500 (Type EA)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P20500 Series – Type EA)Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd
Charles Leonard Lofthouse (b.1883) was born in Nassau, New Providence, Bahama Islands. Born to Thomas Hilton Cheesborough Lofthouse and Elizabeth Ann Lofthouse (nee Menendez), he was a singer, songwriter, musician and businessman. Known as one of the pioneers of Goombay music, he wrote songs including: Bahama Mama, Mama Don’t Want…
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency LtdBahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P49300 Series – Type EB)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 30, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Ronald Lightbourn Year: 1962 Series: P49300 (Type EB)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P49300 Series – Type EB)Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P46900 Series – Type EB)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 95321 Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 30, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Ronald Lightbourn Year: 1962 Series: P46900 (Type EB)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P46900 Series – Type EB)Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type EA)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Donita Ferguson Year: 1962 Series: P29200 (Type EA)
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