Category: Bahamas

In 1647, Captain William Sayle and the Eleutheria Adventurers (a group of Puritans), left Bermuda to seek relief from persecution by the Church of England. The group became ship-wrecked on the reefs of the northern end of the Arawak island of Cigatoo (Eleuthera) near the area now known as Preachers Cave.…

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The imprint for this type reads Island Merchants Ltd., N3947, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 3-5321/2/3. Details Publisher: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Distributed: Island Merchants Ltd Printer: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Process: Photographer: E Ludwig/John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland…

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

Gleneagles Guest House was established in 1954 and was located opposite Fort Montagu Beach Hotel, a block away from Fort Montagu Beach, Nassau. Although listed as a residential club, it was considered more a guest house dormitory. The house was noted for being surrounded by orchard full of fruit trees…

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Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Inc., 50 East 81 Street, N.Y., N.Y. 10028 Distributor:  Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1971 Series: 116800

View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Inc (116800 Series)

Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami Beach, Florida Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: c.1969 Series: 109200

View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc (109200 Series)

Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami Beach, Florida Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: c.1969 Series: 102200 Series

View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc (102200 Series)

Details Publisher:  Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer:  Year: 1971 Series: DT–74800-C (Type A) For Sun & Fun Visit The Bahamas

View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-74800-C Series – Type A)

Details Publisher: Printer: Printed in USA Year: 1954 Series:

View More Bahamas Philately: Printed in USA (Emerald Beach Hotel)

Details Publisher: Ernie’s Studio & Camera Center Ltd, Freeport, Grand Bahamas Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, New York Process:  Photographer: Larry Witt Year: 1964 Series: Dexter Supreme (DT-80000-B – Type B)

View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (DT-80000-B Series – Type B)

The real stimulus for tourism in the Bahamas started around the early 1960s. Cuba was one of the few competitive tourism markets in the Caribbean that posed a threat to the Bahamas in the early days. Their tourism sector collapsed in the wake of the Cuban Revolution and the US…

View More Bahamas Philately: The 1960’s