These cards were illustrated by Phoebe Flory Walker, Cleveland, USA. Phoebe was educated in art at Smith College, Cleveland School of Art, and the Art Students League in New York. She taught in various art schools and was Vice President of the Ohio Water Color Society. As an artist, she specialised…
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Bahamas Philately: Little Orchard Cottages
Built in the early 1950’s, Little Orchard Cottages boasted 12 detached cottages in two secluded orchards, 400 yards from Fort Montagu Beach Hotel. The cottages also had a small pool. Famous guests included The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, while the Duke was serving as Governor of the Bahamas. In…
View More Bahamas Philately: Little Orchard CottagesBahamas Philately: Royal Nassau Sailing Club
The Royal Nassau Sailing Club (RNSC) was founded in 1924 by Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman and members of the New York Yacht Club. It obtained its first Royal Patronage in 1926 from His Majesty King George V along with an Admiralty Warrant to allow members to fly the defaced Blue…
View More Bahamas Philately: Royal Nassau Sailing ClubBahamas Postcards: Gil Sayward Associates
In 1946, Gilbert Sayward (1934-1960) opened his own advertising agency called The Fort Lauderdale Publicity Bureau in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. On 1 November 1951, the Bureau changed its name to Gil Sayward Associates. On 17 September 1960, Gil passed away at the age of 51 after a major operation. It…
View More Bahamas Postcards: Gil Sayward AssociatesBahamas Philately: Grand Bahama Club
In 1948, Sir Billy Butlin decided to expand his Butlin’s Holiday Camps to West End, Grand Bahama Island, by building Butlin’s Vacation Village. This venture only lasted a couple of years. The 68 acre property sat dormant until the opening of the Grand Bahama Club in 1951 by the Sammons…
View More Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama ClubBahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc
Dexter Press was established by Thomas Dexter as a print shop in Park Ridge, New Jersey in 1920. In 1928, the business moved to Pearl River, New York. By the 1930s, Dexter was printing linen cards and some hand-coloured ones. After 1952, Dexter Press produced its natural colour postcards…
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press IncBahamas Philately: Abaco Islands – Green Turtle Cay
Green Turtle Cay is one of the barrier islands off mainland Great Abaco. It was named after the once abundant green turtles that inhabited the area. The settlement mainly engaged in pineapple and sugar cultivation, sponging, turtling and fishing. Its main settlement is New Plymouth which was founded in the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Abaco Islands – Green Turtle CayBahamas Philately: Eleuthera – Current Settlement
Current Settlement is small town, over 200 years old, located on the southern most tip of North Eleuthera. The pointed tip of Current Settlement is separated from Current Island by Current Cut. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Current Club Postcards 1963 – The Lewis Agency (54200 Series) References Discover Eleuthera…
View More Bahamas Philately: Eleuthera – Current SettlementBahamas Philately: Post Offices & Postmarks
District Commissions were responsible to establish new post offices in their own districts. However, the Commissioners were also responsible for paying the sub-postmasters from an allocated district general fund. In the late 1950s, these funds were under strain from sub-post offices. Although there was a rapid increase in tourism and…
View More Bahamas Philately: Post Offices & PostmarksBahamas Philately: The Nassau Shop Ltd
The Nassau Shop was situated on Bay Street and was one of Nassau’s largest and most modern stores offering a variety of goods. It was opened on 11 January 1957 by Harold Rupert Saunders (b.1904-d.1993) who had previously opened the first modern dry cleaning business called The Nassau Dry Cleaners in 1927.…
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