The Nassau General Post Office (G.P.O.) was located off Rawson Square. In 1965, when the Bernard Sunley Building was opened, the stamp sales moved into Sunley Arcade (Public Counters). Outgoing letters were handled at Sands Lane and the Parcel Office was at Oakes Field. On 14 May 1971, the ‘new’ Nassau…
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Bahamas Philately: Lightbourn Pharmacy
The Lightbourn Pharmacy at Bay Street & George Street, Nassau, was established by Roger Moore Lightbourn (1870-1956). Lightbourn was a druggist and self-taught optometrist. The business was later taken over by his son, Cyril Lightbourn. Cyril renamed the business as Lightbourn’s Perfume and Camera Center. Postcards Colorpicture (P2400 Series) Colorpicture (P5700…
View More Bahamas Philately: Lightbourn PharmacyBahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Eight Mile Rock
Eight Mile Rock is one of the oldest communities located on Grand Bahama. Things to Do St. Agnes Catholic Church
View More Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Eight Mile RockBahamas Philately: Tourism Development Board
In 1950 Sir Stafford Sands, a leading member of the island’s Government, revived the Tourism Development Board. He was given a budget of $500,000 which was used for extensive advertising and the opening of five overseas offices in North America and Europe. In 1964, with the introduction of Internal Self-Government,…
View More Bahamas Philately: Tourism Development BoardBahamas Philately: Post Office – Grants Town
Grants Town was a Branch Post Office located in New Providence. The post office was located on the corner of Blue Hill Road and Vesey Street. Date Stamps Description: 25mm Single Circle GRANTS TOWN / BAHAMAS DDMMMYY Usage: 27AUG44 – 13NOV69 Type: Type 7 (Luddington & Raymond) D3 (Proud) Luddington &…
View More Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Grants TownBahamas Philately: Balcony House
Balcony House is located in Market St, Nassau. Balcony House is named for the long, second-floor balcony that stretched across the front of the home. It was constructed in the 18th century in the Loyalist style and is the oldest existing wooden residential building in The Bahamas. In the mid-1800s, the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Balcony HouseBahamas Philately: Big Game Club and Anchors Aweigh Hotel
The Anchors Aweigh Hotel was located on North Bimini and was originally a Prohibition-era bar called the Fountain of Youth. Neville Stuart, a fuel salesman for the West India Oil Refining Company, was persuaded by Ernest Hemingway to acquire the bar and offer accommodation to anglers. He called it the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Big Game Club and Anchors Aweigh HotelBahamas Philately: New Providence – Fox Hill
Fox Hill is one of the oldest Bahamian villages in The Bahamas and its residents are called “Fox Hillians.” The township’s name is derived from Samuel Fox, an enslaved African who was freed and granted 23.5 acres of land at Creek Village in 1801. The original settlement had concentrations of…
View More Bahamas Philately: New Providence – Fox HillBahamas Philately: Saint Augustine’s Monastery
In March 1946, Monsignor John Hawes commenced working on St Augustine’s College, Monastery and Church at Fox Hill, New Providence. Hawes, an architect, originally designed a typical monastery built around an internal quadrangle. However, he soon realised that the contingencies of the site required a different approach which he described…
View More Bahamas Philately: Saint Augustine’s MonasteryBahamas Philately: Coconut Tree (Cocos nucifera)
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term “coconut” (or the archaic “cocoanut”) can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut.…
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