The 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. It is the first and so far only Central…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean GamesAuthor: thedigitalphilatelist
Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island – Paradise Beach
In 1959, Huntington Hartford, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P supermarket) heir, arrived on Hog Island. Hartford bought Hog Island from Axel Wenner-Gren and in 1962, Hog Island was opened as Paradise Island. Stamp Releases 1963 Bahamas Talks – 8d Paradise Beach 1964 Definitive Series (New Constitution) –…
View More Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island – Paradise BeachBahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (57400-B Series – Type B)
Details Publisher: Harry Braun, Hoboken Distributor: Harry Braun, Hoboken Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Harry Braun Year: 1964 Series: 57400-B (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (57400-B Series – Type B)Australia Philately: Dandenong (3175)
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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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.
View More Australia Philately: Potts Point (2011)Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island
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)