The original Dandenong post office was opened on 1 July 1848. A building opened on Lonsdale Street in mid-1962 at a cost of £173,000. The building was constructed of concrete and steel, with aluminium windows fitted with vertical aluminium shutters. A rock garden was planted outside to compliment the row…
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Australia Philately: Potts Point (2011)
A new Potts Point post office was opened in 1962 on the corner of Greenknowe Ave and Macleay St. The new office had telephone exchange located at the rear. 1975 1976 1978 Potts Point became a Limited Philatelic Sales Centre in 1978.
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In 1960, Huntington Hartford, the A&P supermarket heir, purchased Hog Island from Axel Wenner-Gren. In 1962, Hog Island was opened as Paradise Island. Hartford hired the Palm Beach architect John Volk and built the Ocean Club, Cafe Martinique, Hurricane Hole, the Golf Course, among other island landmarks. He also acquired…
View More Bahamas Philately: Paradise IslandBahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P49400 Series – Type EB)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 30, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Color by Leahey Studios Year: 1962 Series: P49400 (Type EB)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P49400 Series – Type EB)Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P17300 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: Year: 1965 Series: P17300
View More Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P17300 Series – Type A)Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (50300 Series – Type B)
Details Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, Miami Beach, Fla Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1962 Series: 50300 (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (50300 Series – Type B)Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P1700 Series – Type C)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 15, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1961 Series: P1700 (Type C)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P1700 Series – Type C)Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type A)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 4183 Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 15, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Color by Donita Ferguson Year: 1959 Series: P29200 (Type A)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type A)Bahamas Philately: Nassau Harbour Club
The Nassau Harbour Club was opened in 1962 and consisted of a hotel and marina, located less than a mile from Nassau. The hotel had fifty air conditioned, modern living units which had private verandahs that overlooked a central salt-water swimming pool. The club provided dining facilities and a late…
View More Bahamas Philately: Nassau Harbour ClubBahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P30400 Series – Type EA)
Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Color by Ronald G Lightbourn Year: 1962 Series: P30400 (Type EA)
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