Category: Bahamas

Details Date of Issue: 2 December 1975 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA Diagonal Perf: 13 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Subjects 3c 8c – Ghirlandaio: Adoration of the Magi 18c 21c – Perugino: Adorations of the Shepherds (detail)…

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Details Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA Diagonal Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: Ultramarine Blue Sepia Sheet: Quantity: Sheet Numbers

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 International Women’s Year – 14c Rowena Rand mother + farmer + evangelist

Details Date of Issue: 22 July 1975 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Jennifer Toombs Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Crown CA Diagonal Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 14c – Rowena Rand mother + farmer + evangelist 18c

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 International Women’s Year

The major exporters of oil into The Bahamas in 1975 were Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Libya. The United States was its major recipient. The largest refinery in the was the Bahamas Oil Refining Co. (BORCO) located in Freeport, Grand Bahama, with a capacity of 500,000 barrels. Details Designer: Daphne Padden Printer: Questa…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 Economic Diversification – 21c Refining Crude Oil

Animal Husbandry is the term given to the care, raising and breeding of livestock including cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry. In 1974-1975, a grant was awarded to the government of the Bahamas to strengthen their livestock industry called the Bahama Livestock Project. This involved two contractors (Penn. State Univ. and…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 Economic Diversification – 3c Sheep Husbandry

Details Date of Issue: 27 May 1975 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated: Designer: Daphne Padden Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet: Quantity: Subjects 3c – Sheep Husbandry 14c 18c 21c – Refining Crude Oil 56c – Miniature Sheet

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 Economic Diversification

Details Subject: Euptoieta hegesia Designer: PAD Studio Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of four by gutters, guillotined between vertical gutter into two panes. 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black)…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 Bahamas Butterflies – 21c Euptoieta Hegesia

Details Date of Issue: 4 February 1975 Date Withdrawn:  Date Invalidated:  Designer: PAD Studio Printer: Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14x 13.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in panes of four by gutters, guillotined between vertical gutter into two panes. 1C 1C…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1975 Bahamas Butterflies

Details Publisher: Robinson Inc., 1309 Brickell Ave., Miami, Florida 33131 Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1975 Series: 98800 (Type B)

View More Bahamas Philately: Robinson Inc (98800 Series – Type B)

The Queen Angelfish (Angelichtys cillaris) is a species of marine angelfish found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It is a benthic (ocean floor) warm-water species that lives in coral reefs. It is recognized by its blue and yellow coloration and a distinctive spot or “crown” on its forehead. Adult queen…

View More Bahamas Philately: Queen Angelfish (Angelichtys cillaris)