The Royal Victoria Hotel was built in 1861 by the Government of Bahamas at a cost of £20,000. The hotel was built to cater for those seeking to escape from the American Civil War as well as Europeans seeking their fortunes. In 1949, the property was sold to Royal Little,…
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Southern Rhodesia Philately: Tuli
Tuli is the name of a beef cattle breed that originated in Rhodesia. It is a form of Sanga cattle closely related to the Tswana breed from Botswana. Tuli cattle have a small thoraco-cervical hump and are uni-coloured: yellow, golden-brown or red. The Tuli breed was founded by the Rhodesian…
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: TuliSouthern Rhodesia Philately: Troutbeck Inn
Troutbeck Inn was located near Inyanga (Inyanga Downs). It was built in 1947 by Major Alfred Herbert MacIlwaine. It was built to represent a fine country hotel and other establishments in the Scottish homelands. References www.troutbeckinn.net
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: Troutbeck InnBahamas Postcards: Transcolor Corporation
Transcolor Corporation was established as a graphic arts company by Winthrop P Moore in 1947. Transcolor established a ‘transcolor’ process in which they reproduced four-colour postcards from any colour transparency at a third of the cost used by other four-colour processes at the time. The new products did not sacrifice…
View More Bahamas Postcards: Transcolor CorporationBahamas Philately: Royal Victoria Beach Club
The Royal Victoria Beach Club was a private beach club on Rose Island and was a subsidiary of the Royal Victoria Hotel. The location was chosen as the closest approach to the south seas in the Western Hemisphere. In 1946, the Royal Victoria began providing motorboat day trips to Rose…
View More Bahamas Philately: Royal Victoria Beach ClubBahamas Philately: The Windsor Hotel
The Windsor Hotel was constructed A. Baker & Sons in the 1930’s and was the first hotel in the centre of Bay Street. The hotel opened for trade in 1938 prior to the outbreak of World War II but did not officially open until 1946, after the end of the…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Windsor HotelSouthern Rhodesia Philately: Bulawayo (City)
The municipality of Bulawayo achieved city status on 4 November 1943. Commerce & Industry Glenville Tobacco Plantations
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: Bulawayo (City)Bahamas Philately: Eleuthera – Hatchet Bay
Hatchet Bay was named because of its harbour that is shaped like the head of a hatchet, with the handle being cut out by the sea. During the 1940’s, a channel was cut out to facilitate boats coming into the harbour. The Hatchet Bay Plantation was established in 1936 by…
View More Bahamas Philately: Eleuthera – Hatchet BayBahamas Philately: Photosphere – Underwater Post Office
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…
View More Bahamas Philately: Photosphere – Underwater Post OfficeSouthern 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
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