Details Series: 1959 Bahamas Postal Centenary (1859-1959) Subject: Queen Elizabeth II Designer: H Moreton Black Printer: Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London Process: Recess Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 13.5 (comb) Plates: 1 (Scarlet) 1 (Black) : 1 (Scarlet) 1 (Black) [upper pane : lower pane] Sheet: Printed in…
View More Bahamas Philately: 1959 Bahamas Postal Centenary (1859-1959) – 1d Queen Elizabeth IIAround January 1964, Freeport ran out of Registration Labels. Labels from Shirley Street/P.O.BAHAMAS were used with Shirley Street scratched out and Freeport written by hand.
View More Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Freeport – RegisteredDetails Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, 475 5th Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. Distributor: United Posts Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA (United Posts) Process: Photographer: Year: 1959 Series: 28400
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (28400 Series)Details Publisher: Nassau Advertising Agency Distributor: Printer: Printed by Transcolor Corp., 527 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Process: Koppel Color Photographer: Hedley V Edwards Year: 1958 Series: 31800/T-300 (Type C)
View More Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (31800 Series – Type C)On 10 April 1959, Arosa Line Inc., Panama (Compañía Internacional Transportadora) was declared bankrupt. Their ship, Arosa Star, was sold at public auction for approximately $510,000 by the Eastern Steamship Lines through the McCormick Shipping Corporation, Panama. She was renamed Bahama Star and placed in service sailing every Monday and Friday…
View More Bahamas Philately: Eastern Steamship Corporation – S/S Bahama StarFreeport Post Office (P.O.) was opened 5 January 1959 as a Sub Post Office under West End. Mail service between the district and Nassau was performed by the mail vessel M.V. Church Bay. Airmail was operated daily by Bahamas Airways Ltd and Mackey Air Lines between Nassau, Miami and the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Post Office – FreeportArt Flooring Co. (Pvt) Ltd was located in Workington. The office was located on the corner of Portland Road and Darwin Road, with the store and factory on Portland Road. The company was a flooring specialist business that owned a parquet factory and were the sole distribtuors of B.W. Swiss…
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: Art Flooring Co. (Pvt) LtdIn 1958 the Royal Victoria Hotel was put up for sale and was purchased hotel by Treadway Inns International Ltd in 1959. The hotel was closed for a million dollar restoration and re-opened in December of that year. Upgrades included the new Queen’s Court accommodation, a new nightclub, the Treadmill…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Royal Victoria Hotel (Treadway Inn)Details Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, 475 5th Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. Distributor: Printer: Process: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Photographer: Year: 1959 Series: 47100 Series (Type A)
View More Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (47100 Series – Type A)Details Imprint: Grand Bahama Club, West End, Grand Bahama, Bahamas Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Process: Koppel Color Year: 1959 Series: 23400
View More Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama Club (23400 Series)