Government House is the official residence of the Governor General of The Bahamas, located in Nassau. Built on a hill known as Mount Fitzwilliam, and completed in 1806, this imposing stuccoed-coral-rock building on Duke Street is the Bahamian archipelago’s foremost example of Georgian Colonial architecture. The building’s original neoclassical aspect,…
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Bahamas Philately: Parliament Square
Just off Rawson Square on the south side, is Parliament Square (previously referred to as Public Square). The square is bordered by three distinctive Georgian neoclassical buildings, housing the key branches of Bahamian government The Georgian-style buildings were built between 1805 and 1813, are presided over by a statue of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Parliament SquareBahamas Philately: Rawson Square
Rawson Square is located in downtown Nassau on Bay Street. It was named after Sir Rawson W. Rawson, Governor of The Bahamas from 1864 to 1869. Governor Rawson was responsible for filling in Crown Dock to allow ships to dock close to the city. To the north of the square…
View More Bahamas Philately: Rawson SquareBahamas Philately: Berry Islands – Great Harbour Cay
Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, underwent a period in intense and successful development in the late 1960s by Louis A Chelser, a Canadian entrepreneur who brought gambling to Freeport but was later forced out of the same town. The island attracted famous persons such as Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks, Brigitte…
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The Berry Islands consist of about thirty islands and over one hundred small islands or cays, often referred to as “The Fish Bowl of the Bahamas.” The islands form part of the north-western part of the Out Islands. The islands were settled in 1836 by Governor William Colebrooke with…
View More Bahamas Philately: Berry IslandsBahamas Philately: Curt Teich & Co
Curt Otto Teich (1877–1974) was an American publisher of German descent who produced popular colour postcards, primarily of scenes from American life. He was a pioneer of the offset printing process. Under his management, the Curt Teich & Company became the world’s largest printer of view and advertising postcards. The…
View More Bahamas Philately: Curt Teich & CoBahamas Philately: The Hermitage
In February 1940, Monsignor John Hawes, an Englishman, purchased eight acres on the top of Como Hill, Cat Island for £35. Hawes was a qualified architect before entering the church, and did a great deal of architectural work for the church throughout the Bahamas. Within the week of arriving on…
View More Bahamas Philately: The HermitageBahamas Philately: Cat Island
Cat Island is located in central Bahamas. Until written accounts were found, Cat Island was thought to be Guanahani or San Salvador, the first island Christopher Columbus arrived at in the Americas. There is also a cat island in Louisiana The first white settlers were Loyalists fleeing the American…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cat IslandBahamas Philately: Waterfront Market
The Waterfront Market was a source of fresh produce, including conch, fish, fruit, vegetables and cargo from the Out Islands. In 1916, Market House was the principal trading place for fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and sponges. But over time, the government moved most of the market functions out of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Waterfront MarketBahamas Philately: Queen Victoria Statue
A Carrara marble statue of Queen Victoria is located in Parliament Square in front of the Bahamas Parliament Building. It was unveiled on Empire Day in 1905 by Sir William Grey-Wilson, Governor of the Bahamas. The statue was created in the United Kingdom, by John Adams-Acton. The statue of Queen…
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