Category: Bahamas

This is similar to Type A but the “Printed in U.S.A.” appears with the Koppel Color logo, and there is additional information in the publisher’s details. Details Publisher: Caribe Tourist Promotions, Carolina, Puerto Rico Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Herbert E Miller Year: 1979 Series: 130700

View More Bahamas Philately: Caribe Tourist Promotions (130700 Series – Type AA)

In August 1974, the Hyatt Emerald Beach hotel was purchased by the Government for $4.8m. The hotel was marketed as part of The Great Resorts of Cable Beach. By 1978, the hotel came under the management of Dallas-based Jar Tar Hotels and became the Emerald Beach Hotel – A Jack…

View More Bahamas Philately: Emerald Beach Hotel (Hotel Corporation of Bahamas)

In 1974 the Halcyon Balmoral Hotel was sold to the Bahamian Government for $3.5million and relaunched as the Balmoral Beach (hotel, tennis & golf club). The hotel provided 225 rooms for accommodation, bar services and two restaurants including la Chandelle. The hotel was advertised as ideal for “smaller executive-type meetings.”…

View More Bahamas Philately: Balmoral Beach

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 18c UPU Monument

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 14c UPU Monument

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (sideways) Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders:  Sheet:  Quantity:

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 13c UPU Monument

Details Designer: P Powell Printer: Questa Colour Security Printers Limited (The House of Questa) Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Turquoise) 1A (Red) 1A (Deep Turquoise) 1A (Black) Sheet:  Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974) – 3c UPU Monument

The Universal Postal Union, established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU’s headquarters are located in Bern, Switzerland. The stamps depict the UPU Monument (Weltpostdenkmal)…

View More Bahamas Philately: 1974 Universal Postal Union Centenary (1874-1974)

Details Publisher: For Sun & Fun Visit the Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Jim Doane Year: 1964 Series: DT-63900-D (Type A1) Dexter Supreme For Sun & Fun Visit the Bahamas

View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-63900-D Series – Type A1)

Details Publisher:  Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Larry Witt Year: 1974 Series: DT-600 Series (Type B) Dexter Supreme For Sun & Fun Visit the Bahamas

View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-600-D Series – Type B1)