Author: thedigitalphilatelist

The backings of the series will differ depending on the hotel: Type A – The British Colonial Type B – The Nassau Details Publisher: Haynes Lithograph Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Printer: Haynes Lithograph Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Year: 1958 Series: A Gill Hotel

View More Bahamas Philately: Haynes Lithograph Company (A Gill Hotel)

In 1956 the Grace Line ordered two new ships to replace the aging 1932-built sisters the Santa Rosa and Santa Paula. The new vessels were referred to as the New Santa Rosa and New Santa Paula and they were specifically built and designed to service the Caribbean. Both ships sailed…

View More Bahamas Philately: Grace Line – New Santa Rosa

Details Publisher: Bahamian Enterprises, Hyde Park, N.Y. Distributor:  Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, Inc Process: Genuine Natural Color Photographer: Kodachome by Helen Cottrell Merritt Year: 1958 Series: 800B

View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (800B Series)

Details Publisher: American News Co Distributor: Lofthouse Ltd Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1958 Series: P20500

View More Bahamas Philately: American News Co (P20500)

Type: Description: 30mm Single Circle MACKEY STREET N.P. BAHAMAS DDMMMYY Usage: 27AUG59 – 7AUG71 Note:  8 II (Luddington & Raymond) D2 (Proud) Type: D3 (Proud) Usage: 30MAY62 – 29JUN65 Size: SC Note: Latest date shown by Proud is 31OCT64. The canceller was sent to Nassau 8 August 1961.

View More Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Mackey Street (Nassau) – Date Stamp

Shirley Street Post Office (P.O.) closed 31 March 1958. References British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin No.22 July, 1959.

View More Bahamas Philately: New Providence – Shirley Street (Post Office)

Smith Point Post Office (P.O.) opened 14 February 1958. References British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin No.22 July, 1959

View More Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Smith Point (Post Office)

Type A has no imprint in the bottom left-hand corner. Details Publisher: Transcolor Corporation, New York, NY Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1958 Series:  28400 (Type A)

View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (28400 Series – Type A)

Club Peace & Plenty was located in George Town on Great Exuma, Exuma. On 14 January 1958, Lawrence Lewis, heir to the Henry Flagler railroad and Standard Oil fortune, opened “Club Peace and Plenty” – a 32-room colonial style hotel. The old plantation cookhouse became the club bar and the former…

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Details Publisher: Nassau Advertising Agency Distributor: Printer: Printed by Transcolor Corp., 527 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Process: Koppel Color Photographer: Hedley V Edwards Year: Series:  31800 (Type B)

View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (31800 Series – Type B)