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Bahamas Philately: 1969 50th Anniversary of Airmail Service – 15c 1929 First Regular Airmail Service

thedigitalphilatelist 30/01/1969

The 15c stamp celebrates the first scheduled airmail service between Nassau and Miami on 2 January 1929. The stamp depicts the Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-38 flying boat. Details Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd, London, England Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: None Perf: 14 (comb) Plates:  1A (Light Blue), 1A (Light Purple),…

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Bahamas Philately: 1969 50th Anniversary of Airmail Service – 12c 1919 First Airmail Flight

thedigitalphilatelist 30/01/1969

The first airmail flight from Nassau to Miami was an experimental flight that occurred on 30 January 1919. Six hundred pieces of mail were carried by two U.S. Navy Curtiss NC-4 flying boats commanded by Lt. Cummings. The 12c stamp shows a postcard from Miss Effie Adderly, daughter of George…

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Bahamas Philately: 1969 50th Anniversary of Airmail Service

thedigitalphilatelist 30/01/1969

In 1969, Bahamas celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the first airmail flight from Nassau to Miami in 1919 and the First Regular Airmail Service in January 1929. Details Date of Issue: 30 January 1969 Date Withdrawn: 30 April 1969 Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd,…

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Bahamas Philately: John Hinde Limited (2BH Series – Type C – No.1-49)

James Gavin 29/01/1969

The imprint for this type reads Island Merchants Ltd., P.O. Box 47, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 2-1121. Details Publisher: Island Merchants Ltd., P.O. Box 47, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 2-1121 Distributor: Printer: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Process: Photographer: E.Ludwig, John Hinde Studios Year: c.1969 Series: 2BH Series (Type C)…

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