Category: Bahamas

Details Series: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust Subject: White-Crowned Pigeon Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

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Details Series: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust Subject: Roseate Spoonbills Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust – 13c Roseate Spoonbills

Details Date of Issue: 10 September 1974 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 13.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity: Subjects 13c Roseate Spoonbills 14c White-Crowned Pigeon 21c White-Tailed Tropicbird 36c Bahamian Parrot…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 15th Anniversary of Bahamas National Trust

In 1974, Princess Properties re-named their three Grand Bahama hotels. The three hotels were; the King’s Inn and Golf Club, re-named the Bahamas Princess; Xanadu, re-named as Xanadu Princess; and the Princess International Hotel was renamed as Bahamas Princess Towers. The three hotels became collectively known as Princessland. In the same year, the hotel was purchased by Howard Hughes’…

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This is similar to Type A but the “Printed in U.S.A.” appears with the Koppel Color logo, and there is additional information in the publisher’s details. Details Publisher: Caribe Tourist Promotions, Carolina, Puerto Rico Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Herbert E Miller Year: 1979 Series: 130700

View More Bahamas Philately: Caribe Tourist Promotions (130700 Series – Type AA)

In August 1974, the Hyatt Emerald Beach hotel was purchased by the Government for $4.8m. The hotel was marketed as part of The Great Resorts of Cable Beach. By 1978, the hotel came under the management of Dallas-based Jar Tar Hotels and became the Emerald Beach Hotel – A Jack…

View More Bahamas Philately: Emerald Beach Hotel (Hotel Corporation of Bahamas)

In 1974 the Halcyon Balmoral Hotel was sold to the Bahamian Government for $3.5million and relaunched as the Balmoral Beach (hotel, tennis & golf club). The hotel provided 225 rooms for accommodation, bar services and two restaurants including la Chandelle. The hotel was advertised as ideal for “smaller executive-type meetings.”…

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Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 18c UPU Monument

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 14c UPU Monument

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 13c UPU Monument