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  Our Saviour Lutheran Church was located on East Sunrise Highway, Freeport. The building was designed in an “unusual modern architectual style” by Schweizer Associates. In 1968, the Church sponsored a religious and school survey of Freeport which resulted in the Grand Bahama Port Authority agreeing to build a school…

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San Salvador was a District Post Office on San Salvador Island. Date Stamps This is not listed by Luddington & Raymond or Proud. Proud seems to list this as D6 (unseen – 31DEC59–1AUG66) and Luddington lists it as a reissue of the Type 7 (59-AUG66). However, the space between S…

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City Pharmacy Ltd was located at 238-240 Bay Street, Nassau. Lettercards J Salmon Ltd Postcards Curt Teich Industries Inc J Salmon Ltd

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Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a species of flowering tree in the mulberry and jackfruit family (Moraceae) believed to be a domesticated descendant of Artocarpus camansi originating in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, and the Philippines. It was initially spread to Oceania via the Austronesian expansion. It was further spread to…

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Few fishing grounds in the world can match those of the Bahamas for year-round, action-packed, sure-fire light tackle angling. The inshore and offshore waters teem with a fascinating variety of game fish, having, in their midst, plenty of individuals of world record dimensions.  In the winter months, wahoo, kingfish, kingfish…

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Lyford Cay is loated on the western tip of New Providence. The cay was named after Captain William Lyford Jr., a mariner of note in Colonial and Revolutionary times, and is built on a 448-acre (181 ha) grant he received for his services as a Loyalist in the American Revolutionary…

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Bay Street began when a small town began to grow along the waterfront of Charles Towne (Nassau) between 1648 and 1666. At this time, Bay Street was known simply as The Strand – a meandering path with a few shacks and coconut palms. Throughout the 20th century, Bay Street was…

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The Garden of Remembrance is located on Parliament Street, Nassau. The garden, located at the back of the Supreme Court building, contains a Cenotaph memorial for the Bahamians who lost their lives in World Wars I and II. Postcards 1971 – Calypso Distributors Ltd (10×111500 Series) References The Islands of…

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Blister Beach is located in Bailey Town, North Bimini. 1979 – Dynacolor Graphics Inc (P2300 Series)

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