Coin of the Realm Ltd was located on the corner of Frederick Street and Bay Street, Nassau. The shop opened in 1965 and was located in the upstairs part of the building. The business sold numismatic and philatelic material alongside other fine arts such a jewellery and antiquities. The philatelic…
View More Bahamas Philately: Coin of the Realm LtdDetails Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 15, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Larry Witt Year: 1960 Series: P20500 (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P20500 Series – Type B)Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1960 Series: P31400 (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P31400 Series – Type B)The Sunley Arcade was in the western part of the Bernard Sunley Building. It was located in downtown Nassau, off Rawson Square. The arcade provided a number of shops over-looking a fountain and court, selling imports from around the world. The building was named after Bernard Sunley – a wealthy…
View More Bahamas Philately: Sunley ArcadeIn the early 1960s, there was a spark in apartment living due to the cost of maintenance and supervision. The Islands Club was the first co-operative apartment located on a private beach on the Cable Beach strip in Nassau, Bahamas. It was founded by The Islands Club Ltd. Postcards 1960…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Islands ClubDetails Publisher: G D Graves, Jr., Park Ridge, N.J. Distributor: Printer: Dexter, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1960 Series: 35200-B
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter (35200-B Series)Small Hope Bay Lodge at Fresh Creek, Andros Island was opened in 1960. It was hand-built by Dick Birch with local materials of coral rock and pine.
View More Bahamas Philately: Small Hope Bay LodgeThe Darwin post office on Smith and Knuckey Street was constructed by A L M Maddalozzo Ltd at a cost of £205,000. The original post office was destroyed during the Japanese air raid on 19 February 1942. Work commenced on the new, three-storey, air-conditioned building in 1959. It was completed…
View More Australia Philately: Darwin (5790)Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Donita Ferguson Year: 1960 Series: P31400 (Type B)
View More Bahamas Philately: Lofthouse Agency Ltd (P29200 Series – Type B)Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd were printers based at 567 Smith Street, Durban, South Africa. In addition they imported stationery. In 1967 the business merged with Interpak ( Pty ) Ltd. The Lion Match Co Ltd held the majority shareholding in the enlarged Interpak Company, and Thos Barlow &…
View More Rhodesia Philately: Brown, Davis & Platt Ltd