Bahamas Philately: 1976 200th Anniversary of American Independence

The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution that occurred in British America between 1765 and 1791. The Americans in the Thirteen Colonies formed independent states that defeated the British in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), gaining independence from the British Crown, establishing the constitution that created the United…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 200th Anniversary of American Independence

Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (5th Reprint)

Details Date of Issue: 2 May 1976 (50c, $1, $2) Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Ordinary Watermark: Multiple Crown CA (Diagonal) Upright (50c) Sideways ($1, $2) Perf: Comb 14.5 x 14 (50c) 14 x 14.5 ($1, $2) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity: Subjects 50c Post Office…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (5th Reprint)

Bahamas Philately: 1973 IMO-WMO Centenary – 18c Weather Radar

Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.). During World War II, radar operators discovered that weather was causing echoes on their screen, masking potential enemy…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1973 IMO-WMO Centenary – 18c Weather Radar

Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint) – 2c Breadfruit

Details Series: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint) Subject: Breadfruit Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Red), 1B (Dark Brown), 1B (Greyish-Green), 1B (Browinsh-Yellow), 1B (Black) Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: Cylinders Sheet…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint) – 2c Breadfruit

Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint) – 10c Bahamian Sponge Boat

Details Subject: Sponge Boat Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Red), 1B (Blue), 1B (Yellow), 1B (Black) Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint) – 10c Bahamian Sponge Boat

Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint)

Details Date of Issue: 30 March 1976 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders:  1B 1B 1B 1B 1B (2c, 10c) Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: Subjects 2c Breadfruit 8c Yellow Elder…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 – 1971 Definitive Series (4th Reprint)

Bahamas Philately: 1976 100th Anniversary of the First Telephone Conversation – 16c The Radio-Telephone Link Deleporte Nassau

Details Designer: Gyula László Vasarhelyi Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA Diagonal (sideways)* Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of four by gutters, guillotined between horizontal gutter into two panes. 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) : 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1976 100th Anniversary of the First Telephone Conversation – 16c The Radio-Telephone Link Deleporte Nassau