Details Date of Issue: 2 September 1963 Date Withdrawn: 2 December 1963 Date Invalidated: Designer: Victor Whiteley Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 13.5 (comb) Plates: 1 1 : 1a 1a [Left pane : Right pane] Sheet: Printed in…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1963 International Red Cross Centenary (1863-1963)Details Series: 1963 Bahamas Talks Subject: Modern Hotels Designer: Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: Multiple Script CA Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb) Plates: 2 (Deep Ultramarine) 1 (Black) : 2a (Deep Ultramarine) 1a (Black) [Left pane : Right pane] Sheet: Printed in two sheets…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1963 Bahamas Talks – 10dDetails Series: 1963 Bahamas Talks 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 sheets…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1963 Bahamas Talks – 8dDetails Publisher: Natural Color Publishers Inc, Miami Beach, Florida Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Year: 1963 Series: 60700
View More Bahamas Philately: Natural Color Publishers Inc (60700 Series)The Caravel Club was an eight-unit guest house located in Lucaya, Freeport on Grand Bahama island which opened in 1962. The Port Authority commissioned Alfred Browing Parker to design the eight guest rooms. It was later expanded to 25 rooms, which had a small restaurant attached. Postcards 1963 – Natural…
View More Bahamas Philately: Caravel ClubDetails Date of Issue: 4 June 1963 Date Withdrawn: 2 September 1963 Date Invalidated: Designer: Michael Goaman Printer: Harrison and Sons Ltd, London Process: Photogravure Watermark: Block CA Perf: 14 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1A 1A 1B 1B Sheet: R6 x 10 (60 stamps) Quantity: The colour used for Bahamas was selected by the…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1963 Freedom From HungerThe origins of the traditional local costume are somewhat obscure. Undoubtedly it owes much to the costume of the neighbouring French islands of Guadaloupe and Martinque. The head-dress with its three points is popularly supposed to indicate the wearer’s marital status and, if not married, her willingness, or otherwise, to…
View More Dominica Philately: 1963 Definitive Series – 14c Traditional Costume (Type A)In Dominica, modern Kalinago utilize the gommier (Dacryodes excelsa) from the Bursera family (Burseraceae) to manufacture canoes. This was the primary tree that was exploited for canoes in the early 20th century in Dominica and a fragment of a gommier canoe that washed on the shore of Mona Island was observed…
View More Dominica Philately: 1963 Definitive Series – 8c Dug-out CanoeUntil the 1950s there was no proper road from the capital, Roseau, either up or down the west coast of Dominica; and a harsh trek across the mountains, through the monumental green spine of the island, was the only route from one side to the other. The 1950s and 1960s…
View More Dominica Philately: 1963 Definitive Series – 6c Road MakingUnlike many other Caribbean island nations, Dominica was never a suitable site for sugarcane cultivation, as rocky and mountainous terrain made plantation production impossible. Only about one-quarter of the island is cultivatable. Climate, fertility, and topography are favourable for tree crops, however, and Dominica has been a producer of coffee,…
View More Dominica Philately: 1963 Definitive Series – 15c Bananas