The Buena Vista Hotel was located on Delancy Street, Nassau. The Buena Vista Estate began on 10 February 1789 when the Royal Governor, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and Viscount of Fincastle, granted a 150 acre parcel of land to the Honourable John Brown, Esquire. Over the years, the estate…
View More Bahamas Philately: Buena Vista HotelAuthor: thedigitalphilatelist
Bahamas Philately: Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C)
Ms. Hathe Thompson and Ms. Marion Johnson are said to have held the first Catholic mass on Harbour Island in their home, the Little Boarding House, and also influenced the Roman Catholic Bishop to start a church. Postcards 1961 – Lewis Studios (S26600L2 Series) References Bahamasgeotourism.com
View More Bahamas Philately: Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C)Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Gold Rock Creek
Gold Rock Creek is a cove located on Grand Bahama, east of Lucayan National Park, and west of Turtle Reef. Postcards Columbia International (163000 Series) References Mapcarta
View More Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Gold Rock CreekBahamas Philately: Government House
Government House is the official residence of the Governor General of The Bahamas, located in Nassau. Built on a hill known as Mount Fitzwilliam, and completed in 1806, this imposing stuccoed-coral-rock building on Duke Street is the Bahamian archipelago’s foremost example of Georgian Colonial architecture. The building’s original neoclassical aspect,…
View More Bahamas Philately: Government HouseBahamas Philately: Parliament Square
Just off Rawson Square on the south side, is Parliament Square (previously referred to as Public Square). The square is bordered by three distinctive Georgian neoclassical buildings, housing the key branches of Bahamian government The Georgian-style buildings were built between 1805 and 1813, are presided over by a statue of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Parliament SquareBahamas Philately: Rawson Square
Rawson Square is located in downtown Nassau on Bay Street. It was named after Sir Rawson W. Rawson, Governor of The Bahamas from 1864 to 1869. Governor Rawson was responsible for filling in Crown Dock to allow ships to dock close to the city. To the north of the square…
View More Bahamas Philately: Rawson SquareBahamas Philately: Berry Islands – Great Harbour Cay
Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, underwent a period in intense and successful development in the late 1960s by Louis A Chelser, a Canadian entrepreneur who brought gambling to Freeport but was later forced out of the same town. The island attracted famous persons such as Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Brigitte…
View More Bahamas Philately: Berry Islands – Great Harbour CayBahamas Philately: Berry Islands
The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred to as “The Fish Bowl of the Bahamas.” The islands form part of the north-western part of the Out Islands. The islands were settled in 1836 by Governor William Colebrooke with…
View More Bahamas Philately: Berry IslandsBahamas Philately: Curt Teich & Co
Curt Otto Teich (1877–1974) was an American publisher of German descent who produced popular colour postcards, primarily of scenes from American life. He was a pioneer of the offset printing process. Under his management, the Curt Teich & Company became the world’s largest printer of view and advertising postcards. The…
View More Bahamas Philately: Curt Teich & CoBahamas Philately: Waterfront Market
The Waterfront Market was a source of fresh produce, including conch, fish, fruit, vegetables and cargo from the Out Islands. In 1916, Market House was the principal trading place for fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and sponges. But over time, the government moved most of the market functions out of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Waterfront Market