Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Yellow Elder (tecoma stans) is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, and it blooms throughout the year. It is native to the Bahama Islands. In the 1970’s, the Yellow Elder was chosen as the National flower of the Bahamas. It was selected over many other flowers through…

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The bonefish (Albula vulpes) is the type species of the bonefish family (Albulidae), the only family in order Albuliformes. Bonefish live in shallow inshore water. Bonefish are considered one of the premier fly and light tackle game fish. Fishing for bonefish, called bonefishing, is a popular sport in the Bahamas.…

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Located on Bay Street in downtown Nassau, The Nassau Straw Market has been growing throughout The Bahamas and the Caribbean since the early 1940′s. Following the end of World War II, many North Americans began visiting The Bahamas for their vacations, and straw craft souvenirs soon grew in popularity. The…

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Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes of mixed African origin in many islands across the English speaking Caribbean. These cultural parades are predominantly showcased in the Bahamas where the music is also mainstreamed, and competition results are hotly contested. The festival may have originated several centuries…

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The Greek Line, formally known as the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, was a passenger ship line that operated from 1939 to 1975. Originally, operating trans-Atlantic cruises, it began operating leisure cruises as the Jet Age replaced passenger ships. The company ran into financial difficulties in the early 1970s…

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A Acme Press American News Co Art Investors Co (See Curt Teich) B B Amadeus Rubel Bell Pepper Company Brown & Bigelow 72100 Series) Butler Enterprises Inc C Calypso Distributors Ltd Canadian Post Card Co Ltd Caribbean Natural Color Ltd Caribe Tourist Promotions City Pharmacy Ltd Colorcraft Studios Colorpicture Publishers…

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While thirty of the Bahama Islands are inhabitated and about half of these provide some tourist facilities, most of the activity is concentrated on eight principal Out Islands. If you crave the easygoing, unhurried pace of the open spaces, the Out Islands are for you. However, you won’t have to…

View More Bahamas Philately: Places of The Bahamas

To support the growing demand for tourists, Bahamas saw an increase in air services and cruise lines. In 1953, Colonel Joseph Mackey’s airline, Mackey Airlines, introduced air services from Florida to Nassau and other islands in the Bahamas. Mackey Airlines would later merged into Eastern Airlines.In addition, Bahamas Airways Ltd network spread…

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A Ardastra Gardens B Bahamas Police Force Bahamian Sponge Boat Balcony House Ba Ma Supper Club Blackbeard’s Tower Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C) C Cafe Martinique Cafe Valencia Chelsea Pottery Shop Christ Church Cathedral Churchill Square Coin Divers Columbus Monument D E El Casino F Fort Charlotte Fort Fincastle Fort Montagu…

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Associations Bahamas Hotel Association Index A Anchorage Hotel Anchors Aweigh Hotel Andros Yacht Club Arnold Palmer’s Island Inn B Bahamas Country Club Bahamas Princess Hotel Bahamas Princess Towers Balmoral Beach Balmoral Club Balmoral Club (Hotels Corporation of America) Balmoral Beach Hotel Balmoral Beach Hotel (A Sonesta Resort Hotel) Bang Bang…

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