Category: Bahamas

In 1953, the Greek Line ordered the T.S.S. Olympia, the only ship operated by the line that wasn’t a second-hand purchase. She was built by Alexander Stephen & Sons at Glasgow. The Greek Line withdrew the Olympia from service in 1974, and in the following year, when the company went…

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Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks, England Process: Photographer: Year: c.1953 Series: 4

View More Bahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd – Souvenir Letter Card Nassau, Bahamas No.4

The Queen’s Staircase is a walkway of 66 steps in Nassau. It was carved out of solid limestone rock by 600 slaves between 1793 and 1794 to create an escape route from Fort Fincastle. In the 19th century the steps were named in honour of Queen Victoria who ended slavery…

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Mardon, Son & Hall was founded in 1846 by James Mardon in partnership with his brother-in-law John Harris. By the beginning of the First World War Mardon’s had opened eight new factories and by the beginning of World War II were employing 5,270 people and, although during World War II…

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Details Publisher: Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd., Bristol Distributor: Printer: Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd., Bristol Process: Photographer: Year: 1953 Series: No.40-70 (1-39)

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Details Publisher: Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd., Bristol Distributor: Printer: Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd., Bristol Process: Photographer: Year: 1953 Series: No.1-39 (40-70)

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Details Publisher: H W Hannau, Miami Beach, Fla. Distributor:  Printer: Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.J. Process: Dextone (Made from Kodachrome and Ansco Color) Photographer: Hans Walter Hannau Year: 1952 Series: 56500 (Type A)

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Details Publisher: Transcolor Corporation, New York, NY Distributor: Malcuna Shops Inc., New York, N.Y. Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1953 Series:  1500

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Details Publisher: Nassau Advertising Agency Distributor:  Printer: Robert MacLehose & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland Process:  Photographer: Raleigh Krohn (Kodachrome) Year: 1952 Series: N/A

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Details Publisher:  Distributor:  Printer: Robert MacLehose & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland Process:  Photographer: F S Armbrister (Copyright: Lightbourn Pharmacy, Nassau) Year: 1952 Series: N/A

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