The Princess of Wales, the former Lady Diana Spencer, was born on 1 July 1961, the daughter of the then Lord and Lady Althrop now the Earl Spencer and the Hon Mrs Shand-Kydd. The Earl, a former Captain in the Royal Scots Greys, was Equerry to the late King George…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1982 The 21st Birthday of H.R.H. The Princess of WalesCategory: Bahamas
Bahamas Philately: 1982 Centenary of the Discovery of the Tubercle Bacillus (1882-1982)
1982 marks the centenary of the discovery by Robert Koch of the tubercle bacillus. The World Health Organisation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis join in celebrating this important scientific and humanitarian event. In 1882, on the 24th of March, he made known his monumental discovery of the tubercle bacillus…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1982 Centenary of the Discovery of the Tubercle Bacillus (1882-1982)Bahamas Philately: 1981 – Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ Meeting
Details Date of Issue: 21 September 1981 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated by gutter between the four panes, and guillotined into two horizontal panes. 1A : 1B [upper…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1981 – Commonwealth Finance Ministers’ MeetingBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series
Details Date of Issue: 9 July 1980 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated by gutter between the four panes, and guillotined into two horizontal…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive SeriesBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 40c Sponge Clipping
The sponging industry was once a leading industry in the Bahamas. At its peak, more than 600 vessels harvested sponges from the sea floor around the islands. The Bahamas ranked as the third-largest producer of sponges around the globe in 1935. The industry began when a shipwrecked French sailor, Gustave…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 40c Sponge ClippingBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 12c The Loyalists, 1738-1788
During the American War of Independence, the Bahamas was attacked by American and allied forces on several occasions. In 1778, American forces launched an amphibious assault against Nassau, resulting in its two-week occupation. In 1782, Spanish forces under General Galvez captured the Bahamas in 1782. A British-American Loyalist expedition led…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 12c The Loyalists, 1738-1788Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 16c Wrecking in the 1800’s
The early 19th century saw wrecking at a high point when salvaged goods became the largest export of the Bahamas islands. Between 1855 and 1864 over $120,000 worth of goods was salvaged. In 1858 over 300 vessels were registered as taking part in the industry. So popular had wrecking become…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 16c Wrecking in the 1800’sBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – $5 Independence, 10th July 1973
The $5 stamp depicts H.R.H. The Prince of Wales handing over the Constitutional instruments to the Rt. Hon. L. O. Pendling. Details Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – $5 Independence, 10th July 1973Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 5c Eleuthera Adventurers (Articles and Orders, 1647)
In 1647, Captain William Sayle and the Eleutheria Adventurers (a group of Puritans), left Bermuda to seek relief from persecution by the Church of England. The group became ship-wrecked on the reefs of the northern end of the Arawak island of Cigatoo near the area now known as Preachers Cave. Cigatoo was reneamed as…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 5c Eleuthera Adventurers (Articles and Orders, 1647)Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 50c Tourist Development
During the late 1970’s, tourism in the Bahamas faced many difficulties. A number of major hotel projects were implemented resulting in tourism arrivals reaching a total of two million by 1982. By 1986 The Bahamas received three million visitors a year. However virtually all of the growth between 1982 and 1986…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 50c Tourist Development