Bahamas had six athletes compete in the sailing events Finn, Star and Dragon. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Process: Photogravure Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Purple), 1A (Blue), A1 (Greyish-Olive) Sheet: R5 x 10 Quantity: Sheet Numbers References Wikipedia: Bahamas at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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Bahamas Philately: 1968 – Olympic Games Mexico – 5c Sailing
Bahamas had six athletes compete in the sailing events Finn, Star and Dragon. Details Designer: Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd Process: Photogravure Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Reddish-Brown), 1A (Bluish-Green), 1A (Yellowish-Orange) Sheet: R5 x 10 Quantity: Sheet Numbers References Wikipedia: Bahamas at the 1968 Summer Olympics
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 – Olympic Games Mexico – 5c SailingBahamas Philately: 1968 – Olympic Games Mexico
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, and commonly known as Mexico 1968, were held from 12 to 27 October 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 – Olympic Games MexicoBahamas Philately: Riding Rock Club
The Riding Rock Club was owned by San Salvador Enterprises Ltd. It operated the Sal Salvador Island’s only commercial housing facility for visitors and provided accommodations such as hotel rooms, meals and a nightclub atmosphere. San Salvador was used as a station by the US Military for a ballistic missile…
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Details Date of Issue: 20 August 1968 Date Withdrawn: 19 November 1968 Date Invalidated: Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: None Perf: 13 (comb) Plates: 1 1 1 1 (50c) 1A 1A 1A 1A (5c, 15c) Sheet: R10 x 5 Quantity: There were no sheet…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1968 TourismBahamas Philately: Arnold Palmer’s Island Inn
Arnold Palmer’s Island Inn opened in late Dec 1968. The Inn was located at Rock Sound on Eleuthera and was one of three properties under the management of Eleuthera South Island Resorts. During 1970, it became known as Arnold Palmer’s Beach Front Inn and later the Eleuthera Beach Inn. …
View More Bahamas Philately: Arnold Palmer’s Island InnBahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (81200 Series)
In 1967, the Hamilton Watch Company experienced over $900m in watch sales. The industry had expected that the post-war ‘babies’ would put demand on watches – originally expected to peak in the 1970s but which now peaked earlier. In Spring 1968, the Hamilton Watch Company ran a sales promotional…
View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (81200 Series)Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (70700-B Series)
Details Publisher: Picture-Point Publications, New York, N.Y. Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Picture-Point Publications, New York, N.Y. Year: 1964 Series: 70700-B
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (70700-B Series)Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island (Type I)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Process: Photographer: Year: 1969 Series: Type I
View More Bahamas Philately: Paradise Island (Type I)Bahamas Philately: The Beach Inn
The Beach Inn was a 100 room inn located on Paradise Island and opened in early 1968. It was the first moderately priced hotel in Nassau to be built on Paradise Beach and was managed and owned by Resorts International Inc. “Only minutes across the Paradise Island bridge from bustling…
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