Treasure Cay Inn was a small inn located on five mile beach on Treasure Cay on Great Abaco Island. It provided 36 air-conditioned rooms with twin king-sized double beds and also provided a marina. Construction of the hotel and marina began in 1959 at a cost of $2,500,000 and was…
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Gramps’ Stamps: Sept Mix From Philatelovely
Gramps’ Stamps visits the mailbox this morning, and then lays out every single stamp in the mix. The diversity is off the charts this month – including a package from Philatelovely!
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The Digital Philatelist: Unboxing Video – Bahamas Postcards & Stamp Covers
In my first unboxing video, I received a bunch of Bahamas postcards and a couple of covers. Join me as I take a first look at what I received!
View More The Digital Philatelist: Unboxing Video – Bahamas Postcards & Stamp CoversBahamas Philately: Statue of Christopher Columbus
The Statue of Christopher Columbus which stands on the steps leading to Government House, was modelled in London by the Aide to Washington Irving, and presented to The Bahamas in 1830 by one of its Governors, Sir James Carmichael Smythe. Postcards Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd (No.1-39) 1957 – American…
View More Bahamas Philately: Statue of Christopher ColumbusBahamas Philately: British Overseas Airway Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was the British state-owned airline created in 1939 by the merger of Imperial Airways and British Airways Ltd. BOAC held shareholdings in a number of other airlines operating in several parts of the British Commonwealth through a subsidiary, BOAC Associated Companies. This included Bahamas Airways.…
View More Bahamas Philately: British Overseas Airway CorporationBahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 5c Oceanic
S/S Oceanic entered cruise service from New York to the Bahamas on 24 April 1965. During summers, Oceanic ran seven-day cruises from New York to the Bahamas with longer cruises to the Caribbean during the winter. Oceanic was one of the most successful cruise ships of her time, operating consistently…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1967 Definitive Series – 5c OceanicBahamas Philately: 1954 Definitive Series – 8d Paradise Beach
Details Series: 1954 Definitive Series Subject: Paradise Beach Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: Multiple Script CA Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb) Plates: 1 (Reddish-Lilac), 1 (Black) : 1a (Reddish-Lilac), 1a (Black) [Left pane : Right pane] Sheet: Printed in two panes…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1954 Definitive Series – 8d Paradise BeachBahamas Philately: Fort Montagu Beach Hotel
The Montagu Beach Hotel was built in 1926 by Leon Walton Young and had 200 rooms for accommodation. It was an elaborate pink building with its own private beach and lake on fifty acres of land. It was the first hotel in Nassau to offer native entertainment. In the late…
View More Bahamas Philately: Fort Montagu Beach HotelBahamas Philately: British Colonial Hotel – A Gill Hotel
The Gill Hotel chain acquired the British Colonial Hotel and invested $1,000,000 to ‘modernize and improve’ the hotel. The hotel was closed for the summer of 1956 to complete the upgrade and re-opened later in the year. Some of the facilities available included the Hong Kong Room, La Cage Supper…
View More Bahamas Philately: British Colonial Hotel – A Gill HotelBahamas Philately: The Ocean Club
The Ocean Club, located on Paradise Island, was originally developed as the private estate of a Swedish industrialist, Axel Wenner-Gren. For more than two decades he created a magnificent estate with intricately landscaped gardens inspired by those at the Chateau de Versailles. Wenner-Gren christened it Shangri-La. In 1962 Huntington Hartford…
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