Details Date of Issue: 3 November 1970 Date Withdrawn: 2 February 1971 Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edwards Crown Block CA Perf: 13 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A (15c) 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A (3c, 12c) 1B 1B 1B…
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Bahamas Philately: Holiday Inn (Paradise Island)
The Holiday Inn on Paradise Island was opened in November 1971 and was the second Holiday Inn in the Bahamas. The 535-room hotel, overlooking Pirates Cove, constructed at a cost of $8 million was the tallest building in The Bahamas. “Magnificent best describes this new Holiday Inn on Paradise Island…
View More Bahamas Philately: Holiday Inn (Paradise Island)Bahamas Philately: Great American Color Co (R25600 Series)
Details Publisher: Great American Color Co, Miami, Florida Distributor: Printer: International Graphics, Hollywood, Florida Process: Photographer: Year: Series: R25600
View More Bahamas Philately: Great American Color Co (R25600 Series)Bahamas Philately: Insilco Corp
In 1970, Dukane Press was bought out by Taylor Publishing Co., Dallas, Texas, a subsidiary of Insilco Corp (International Silver). In 1973, the name was changed to International Graphics Inc., of Hollywood. In January 1975, the company was divested and sold. It traded as International Graphics. Insilco Dukane Press #2500…
View More Bahamas Philately: Insilco CorpBahamas Philately: International Graphics (R27700 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: International Graphics, Hollywood, Florida Process: Photographer: Hector Jimenez Year: Series: R27700
View More Bahamas Philately: International Graphics (R27700 Series)Bahamas Philately: Insilco Dukane Press (#2500 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Insilco Dukane Press, Hollywood, Fla. Photographer: Year: 1970 Series: #2500
View More Bahamas Philately: Insilco Dukane Press (#2500 Series)Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, along with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It is the oldest and most honoured organization within…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970)Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 15c Hospital and Blue Marlin
The 15c depicts the marlin, as on the Bahamas shield, and the Red Cross building on Dowdeswell Street, Nassau. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edwards Crown Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Black) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Brown)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 15c Hospital and Blue MarlinBahamas Philately: North German Lloyd Bremen
Norddeutscher Lloyd (NDL) was a German shipping company. It was founded by Hermann Henrich Meier and Eduard Crüsemann in Bremen on 20 February 1857. It developed into one of the most important German shipping companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and was instrumental in the economic development…
View More Bahamas Philately: North German Lloyd BremenBahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 3c Flamingo
The 3c depicts the Flamingo, as on the Bahamas shield, and Bahamian women and children with a nurse. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edwards Crown Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Black) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Brown) 1B (Cyan) 1B (Pale Violet)…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1970 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) – 3c Flamingo