Australia Philately: 1980 Centenary of the Y.W.C.A. in Australia
A commemorative pre-stamped envelope will be issued on 20 August 1980 to mark the centenary of the Y.W.C.A. in Australia. The Young Women’s Christian Association is the world’s largest international women’s movement. The Y.W.C.A. was founded in England in 1855 and Australia in 1880. The Association’s work in Australia encmpasses…
View More Australia Philately: 1980 Centenary of the Y.W.C.A. in AustraliaAustralia Philately: 1980 Community Welfare – First Day Covers No.143 (VIC)
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View More Australia Philately: 1980 Community Welfare – First Day Covers No.143 (VIC)Australia Philately: 1980 Community Welfare
Australia Post will issue a set of four stamps on 11 August 1980 featuring Community Welfare. Each stamp has a 22c denomination and the subjects depicted are the Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Meals on Wheels, Be in it. The stamps will be available at all post offices…
View More Australia Philately: 1980 Community WelfareAustralia Philately: Australian Stamp Bulletin No.149 – August 1980
Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series
Details Date of Issue: 9 July 1980 Date Withdrawn: Date Invalidated: Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated by gutter between the four panes, and guillotined into two horizontal…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive SeriesBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 40c Sponge Clipping
The sponging industry was once a leading industry in the Bahamas. At its peak, more than 600 vessels harvested sponges from the sea floor around the islands. The Bahamas ranked as the third-largest producer of sponges around the globe in 1935. The industry began when a shipwrecked French sailor, Gustave…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 40c Sponge ClippingBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 12c The Loyalists, 1738-1788
During the American War of Independence, the Bahamas was attacked by American and allied forces on several occasions. In 1778, American forces launched an amphibious assault against Nassau, resulting in its two-week occupation. In 1782, Spanish forces under General Galvez captured the Bahamas in 1782. A British-American Loyalist expedition led…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 12c The Loyalists, 1738-1788Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 16c Wrecking in the 1800’s
The early 19th century saw wrecking at a high point when salvaged goods became the largest export of the Bahamas islands. Between 1855 and 1864 over $120,000 worth of goods was salvaged. In 1858 over 300 vessels were registered as taking part in the industry. So popular had wrecking become…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 16c Wrecking in the 1800’sBahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – $5 Independence, 10th July 1973
The $5 stamp depicts H.R.H. The Prince of Wales handing over the Constitutional instruments to the Rt. Hon. L. O. Pendling. Details Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal) Perf: 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – $5 Independence, 10th July 1973Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 5c Eleuthera Adventurers (Articles and Orders, 1647)
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 near the area now known as Preachers Cave. Cigatoo was reneamed as…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – 5c Eleuthera Adventurers (Articles and Orders, 1647)