John Ernest Williamson (8 December 1881 – 15 July 1966) invented the “photosphere” from which he filmed and photographed undersea. He is credited as being the first person to take an underwater photograph from a submarine. Williamson created a film company, the Submarine Film Corporation. The equipment was taken to…
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Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1938 Victoria Falls
Details Subject: Victoria Falls Date of Issue: 1938 Orders: Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 14 (line) Plates: Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps) Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1938 Victoria FallsBahamas Philately: Ardastra Gardens
The site of Ardastra Gardens was originally designed by Jamaican horticulturalist Hedley Edwards in 1937. He named the gardens Ardastra, from the latin words ardua ad astra, meaning “striving towards the stars” because he felt that it depicted a ‘utopia of peace, beauty and tranquillity’. He developed the picturesque and…
View More Bahamas Philately: Ardastra GardensBahamas Philately: Prince George Hotel
The Prince George Hotel was constructed between 1935-36 on Bay Street, Nassau, by Roland Symonette and was designed by Albert J Lothian. The hotel was known for its Harbour Deck Restaurant and the Maury Roberts Co. Ltd shop. Between 1953-54 the hotel was renovated and extended. In 1964 it was…
View More Bahamas Philately: Prince George HotelBahamas Philately: Maury Roberts Co. Ltd.
Maury Roberts Co., Ltd was originally owned by J Maury (and later by his sons Marcel and Peter Maury) and J W Roberts . It was located on the ground floor of the Prince George Hotel on Bay Street in Nassau. The Maury’s were part owners of the hotel with…
View More Bahamas Philately: Maury Roberts Co. Ltd.Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 1d Victoria Falls
Details Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Plates: Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers (1st Position) Sheet Numbers (2nd Position)
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 1d Victoria FallsSouthern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 2d Victoria Falls
Details Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Plates: Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 2d Victoria FallsSouthern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 6d Victoria Falls
Details Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Plates: Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 6d Victoria FallsSouthern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 3d Victoria Falls
Details Designer: Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Wall, London, E.C. Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 11 x 12 (comb) Plates: Sheet: Quantity: Specimen Waterlow & Sons assigned this specimen as S.T.1676. Sheet Numbers
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee – 3d Victoria FallsSouthern Rhodesia Philately: 1935 George V Silver Jubilee
The Silver Jubilee of George V on 6 May 1935 marked 25 years of George V as the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. The Jubilee was marked with large-scale and popular events throughout London and the rest of the United Kingdom. It…
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