Details Publisher: Calypso Distributors Ltd, P.O. Box 5668 M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colourpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 30 Mass. U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1965 Series: P64900 Series (Type AA)
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Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P64900 Series – Type DA1)
This is most likely from a postcard folder. Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd., P. O. Box 304, Freeport, Bahamas. Printer: Colorpicture Boston, Mass. 02130 Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1974 Series: P64900 Series (Type DA1)
View More Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P64900 Series – Type DA1)Bahamas Philately: 1965 Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union (1865-1965) – 1d I.T.U. Emblem
The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) logo first appeared in 1947. Mr. Gerry Gross, the then Deputy Secretary-General of ITU, commissioned an emblem for the important International Telecommunication Conference (ITC) that was to take place in Atlantic City that year. The emblem – a globe with lightning flash – appeared on…
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The International Telecommunication Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for many matters related to information and communication technologies. It was established on 17 May 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, making it the oldest UN agency. The ITU was initially aimed at helping connect telegraphic networks…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1965 Centenary of the International Telecommunication Union (1865-1965)Bahamas Philately: Max Basker & Sons (P67300 Series)
Details Publisher: Distributor: Max Basker & Sons Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1965 Series: P67300
View More Bahamas Philately: Max Basker & Sons (P67300 Series)Bahamas Philately: B Amadeus Rubel (S-56900 Series)
Details Publisher: B. Amadeus Rubel, Box 721, N.Miami, Fla. Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1965 Series: S-56900
View More Bahamas Philately: B Amadeus Rubel (S-56900 Series)British Overseas Airway Corporation: 1965 First Flight – Vickers Super VC10
On 1 April 1965 the British Overseas Airway Corporation (BOAC) operated the first Vickers Super VC10 service between London and New York. On 30th April, the Super VC-10 began flying the New York to Nassau and Nassau-Jamaica routes three times weekly. First Flight Covers 92 covers were postmarked at Nassau…
View More British Overseas Airway Corporation: 1965 First Flight – Vickers Super VC10Bahamas Philately: Holiday Inn (Freeport)
The Holiday Inn in Freeport was opened in the winter of 1965. Originally planned for 500 rooms, it opened with 614 and was the largest hotel in the Holiday Inn hotel chain with 14,000ft of beach for its guests. Landscaping of the grounds included the planting 1,100 trees and shrubs…
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Details Publisher: Calypso Distributors Ltd, P.O. Box 5668 M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Colourpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 30 Mass. U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1966 Series: P64400 Series (Type AA)
View More Bahamas Philately: Calypso Distributors Ltd (P64400 Series – Type AA)Bahamas Philately: Oceanus Hotel
The Oceanus Hotel, Freeport, was opened in December 1965. It was originally named the Oceanus Inn but the name was changed just before it opened. The hotel hosted 168 rooms divided into 10 three-bedroom suites, 30 two-bedroom suites and 60 one-bedroom units. The hotel’s dining rooms, including the Coral Terrace…
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