The Royal Elizabeth Hotel was located at the bottom of Elizabeth Avenue, off Bay Street, in Nassau. Completed in early 1954, it was decorated in a British Colonial style, providing 41 rooms with bath facilities, a coffee shop (serving breakfast), a cocktail bar, and a private swimming pool with sun…
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United Kingdom: Scotland – Isle of Pabay
Pabay is an island just off the coast of Skye in Scotland. The name Pabay is derived from an old Norse word meaning “priest’s isle” and there are the remains of a 13th-century chapel. Articles Philosateleia: Pabay local post stamp celebrates Brexit Forums Stamp Community: Help With Isle Of Pabay…
View More United Kingdom: Scotland – Isle of PabayStories Behind the Stamps: Postkrieg – A War of a Different Kind
Join Stories Behind Stamps for another episode about postkrieg.
View More Stories Behind the Stamps: Postkrieg – A War of a Different KindMi Oficina Philatelic Society: La Correspondencia Militar de los Estados Unidos en la Guerra contra España en 1898
Únase a Mi Oficina y Yamil Kouri para la correspondencia militar de los Estados Unidos en la Guerra contra España en 1898. Join Mi Oficina and Yamil Kouri for Military Correspondence of the United States in the War against Spain in 1898. Support Document La Correspondencia Militar de los Estados…
View More Mi Oficina Philatelic Society: La Correspondencia Militar de los Estados Unidos en la Guerra contra España en 1898Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 54 – Top 10 Worldwide Stamps of the 20th Century (1901-1950)
Here are Ted Talks Stamps favourite worldwide postage stamp issues from the first half of the 20th century. Of course picking out a definitive list of “Top” stamps is an exercise in futility. However these stamps represent some outstanding design and artistry.
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 54 – Top 10 Worldwide Stamps of the 20th Century (1901-1950)Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 53 – Who is Ted the Talking Stamp Collector
A brief stampy biography of Ted Talks Stamps – who he is, where he’s been, and where he’s going.
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 53 – Who is Ted the Talking Stamp CollectorIntrovert’s Lair: Castles of Italy – Castello Sforzesco
На месте где сейчас Castello Sforzesco и до Сфорца строили свои дворцы и усыпальницы правившие династии Италии. Так последний дворец на этом месте был разобран практически до основания во время волнений 1447 года. Принадлежал тот дворец династии Висконти, которая правила 170 лет. Дворцу Сворца повезло больше. Эти стены стоят до…
View More Introvert’s Lair: Castles of Italy – Castello SforzescoSarawak Specialists Society: Sarawak Censored Mail 1939-1941
Join the Sarawak Specialists Society as Jon Higgins shows examples of censored mail from Sarawak. He explains where mail was censored and the way mail was passed for transmission and also sometimes opened and resealed.
View More Sarawak Specialists Society: Sarawak Censored Mail 1939-1941StampCat Stamps: Master Engraver Czeslaw Slania
In 2021 Six countries issued stamps commemorating the centenary of the Master Engraver Czeslaw Slania. Join StampCat Stamps and learn about recess/intaglio printing, up-and-coming engraver Martin Morck, and interview with Wayne Chen about his photograph that was chosen for some of the stamp designs.
View More StampCat Stamps: Master Engraver Czeslaw SlaniaNTSC Presents: Internet Philatelic Research
The development of the Internet has facilitated philatelic research as we prepare our album pages, exhibits, and articles. North Toronto Stamp Club presenter Michel Houde tends to ‘live’ on the Internet these days. He enjoys the mental simulation of researching and making something useful from the effort. This has resulted…
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