Category: Bahamas

Stamp Dealers Coin of the Realm Ltd Hauser’s Bahama Stamp & Coin Ltd Postal Rates Airmail Rates (1970-1979) 1970 1970 – Diamond Jubilee of Girl Guides (1910-1970) 1970 – New U.P.U. Headquarters 1970 – Goodwill Caravan 1970 – 100th Anniversary of the British Red Cross (1870-1970) 1970 – Christmas 1971…

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Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami Beach, Florida Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: c.1969 Series: 114500

View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc (114500 Series)

Details Publisher: Caribbean Natural Colour Ltd Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1969 Series: 129100

View More Bahamas Philately: Caribbean Natural Colour Ltd (129100 Series)

The Castaways Resort Hotel was opened in November 1969. It was a 150 room hotel based in Freeport, Grand Bahama that was under the same management as the Freeport Inn. The hotel was decorated in a Far East style with an indoor/outdoor oriental garden lobby and pool. Facilities included the…

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Details Date of Issue: 15 October 1969 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Gordon Drummond Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Block CA Perf: 12 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A (3c, 12c, 15c) 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B (11c) Sheet: R10 x 5 (50) Quantity:…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1969 Christmas

The Silent Guns was a computer-generated sound and light spectacular held at Fort Charlotte in the style of son et lumière, and was produced on the behalf of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. The show ran daily from 9pm for 55 minutes. The show was based on the history of…

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Jansel Court was an apartment complex located in Freeport, Grand Bahama. On the 1 March 1968, the Grand Bahama Port Authority transferred land to Jansel Bahama Ltd (established in April 1964, Freeport). Nine months after the transfer, construction of Jansel Court began. The building was designed by Jean Venne. After…

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Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Printed in USA Process: Photographer: Year: Sept 1969 Reqn: 234/100M/9/69 Quantity: 100,000

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Details Date of Issue: 26 August 1969 Date Withdrawn: 31 January 1970 Date Invalidated: Designer:  Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A (3c) 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B (11c, 12c, 15c) Sheet: R10 x 5 (50 stamps) Quantity:…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1969 Tourist Issue

Details Designer:  Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Block CA (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Cyan), 1A (Yellow), 1A (Magenta), 1A (Black), 1A (Blue) Sheet: R5 x 10 Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

View More Bahamas Philately: 1969 Tourist Issue – 11c Paradise Beach