The Compleat Angler was a modest three-story hotel on the island of North Bimini in the Bahamas. It was built by Henry and Helen Duncombe in 1935 following destruction by fire of their first house on 18 November 1934. The establishment, located in the centre of Alice Town, contained 12 guestrooms…
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Bahamas Philately: Cumberland House
Cumberland House was a small guest house based one block from the British Colonial Hotel and shopping area. The guest house provided 25 rooms for accommodation – all were air conditioned with a private bath and balcony. It was run by two restauranters, Lorraine Onderdonk (Secretary of Bahamas Hotel Association…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cumberland HouseBahamas Philately: Exuma – Great Exuma
The largest of the cays in Exuma is Great Exuma. George Town, the largest town and capital of Exuma, is located on Great Exuma. The town was founded 1793 and named in honour of George III by American colonial loyalists fleeing the Revolutionary War. Flamingo Bay Hotels, Clubs &…
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Exuma is a district of The Bahamas, consisting of over 365 islands (called cays). The largest of the cays is Great Exuma is joined to another island, Little Exuma, by a small bridge. The capital and largest town in the district is George Town. The Exumas are the historic home…
View More Bahamas Philately: ExumaBahamas Philately: Cunard Line – RMS Queen Elizabeth
The RMS Queen Elizabeth was an ocean liner operated by Cunard Line. She was launched on 27 September 1938 and named in honour of Queen Elizabeth, who was later known as the Queen Mother. With a design that improved upon that of Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth was a slightly larger…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cunard Line – RMS Queen ElizabethBahamas Philately: Sea Garden
The Sea Garden is located in the narrows between Paradise and Athol Islands, opposite Nassau and was created in 1892. During the 1960’s, it was one of the finest marine displays in the world, with specially constructed glass-bottom boats to allow visitors to examine brightly coloured fish and corals. Stamp…
View More Bahamas Philately: Sea GardenBahamas Philately: Abaco Islands – Elbow Cay
Elbow Cay is an eight-mile-long cay in the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas. Although visited by Lucayan Indians earlier, the first known permanent residents were British loyalists fleeing the newly independent United States of America in 1785 in what was known as Great Harbour. Its main village of Hope Town…
View More Bahamas Philately: Abaco Islands – Elbow CayBahamas Philately: Buena Vista Hotel
The Buena Vista Hotel was located on Delancy Street, Nassau. The Buena Vista Estate began on 10 February 1789 when the Royal Governor, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore and Viscount of Fincastle, granted a 150 acre parcel of land to the Honourable John Brown, Esquire. Over the years, the estate…
View More Bahamas Philately: Buena Vista HotelBahamas Philately: Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C)
Ms. Hathe Thompson and Ms. Marion Johnson are said to have held the first Catholic mass on Harbour Island in their home, the Little Boarding House, and also influenced the Roman Catholic Bishop to start a church. Postcards 1961 – Lewis Studios (S26600L2 Series) References Bahamasgeotourism.com
View More Bahamas Philately: Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C)Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Gold Rock Creek
Gold Rock Creek is a cove located on Grand Bahama, east of Lucayan National Park, and west of Turtle Reef. Postcards Columbia International (163000 Series) References Mapcarta
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