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
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Bahamas 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…
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The Berry Islands are composed of about 30 large cays and a number of smaller isles, many of them privately owned. Recenty developed as a resort area, these Islands offer long stretches of white sand beaches sheltered by coconut palms. Located 30 miles north of Nassau, these Islands are on…
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 MarketBahamas Philately: Nassau Public Library
The Nassau Public Library was originally constructed as a Goal between 1798, and 1799 and had prisoners’ cells which occupied the first and second floors, and a gallery surrounding a central space on the third floor, from which a bell rang to summon House of Assembly members to meetings. Since…
View More Bahamas Philately: Nassau Public LibraryBahamas Philately: Pineapples (Ananas comosus)
The pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. Pineapples were grown in the Bahamas from the early 1700’s. It is believed that The Bahamas was the first country to produce pineapples on a commercial scale. Pineapples…
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