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  • Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

  • Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

  • Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

  • Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia Philately: George Vancouver

  • Australia

    Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

    This stamp issue commemorates the end of convict transportation to Australia, in 1868. Convict transportation began with the arrival of the First Fleet, in 1788, carrying 751 convicts from England. Eighty years later, the Hougoumont was the last convict ship to arrive here, delivering 279 prisoners to Fremantle, including 62…

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    Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

    The Colonial Collection – a new series of stamp issues – is about to carry Australian historical themes beyond the Bicentenary. The first stamps, a se-tenant strip of five 39c stamps depicting the The Pastoral Era, will be released on 10 May 1989. The period between 1810 and 1850 saw…

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    Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

    A se-tenant pair of stamps will be issued on 1 November to commemorate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to explore the coast of Australia and his landing on Christmas Island. The stamps feature a painting titled Portrait of a Dutch Navigator by artist Jan…

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    Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

    A stamp and miniature sheet will honour two famous exporers whose names are forever linked with the rugged south coast of Western Australia. The first of the two is the English navigator, George Vancouver, who visited the coast in 1791 and named the spectactular King George Sound where the port…

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    Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

    Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 – c.1848), was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 14 February 1842. His aim was to explore inland Australia and he was hopeful of a government appointment in his fields of…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press Inc (800B Series)

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Details Publisher: Bahamian Enterprises, Hyde Park, N.Y. Distributor:  Printer: Dexter Press Inc, West Nyack, Inc Process: Genuine Natural Color Photographer: Kodachome by Helen Cottrell Merritt Year: 1958 Series: 800B

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Bahamas Philately: American News Co (P20500)

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Details Publisher: American News Co Distributor: Lofthouse Ltd Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1958 Series: P20500

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Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Mackey Street (Nassau) – Date Stamp

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Type: Description: 30mm Single Circle MACKEY STREET N.P. BAHAMAS DDMMMYY Usage: 27AUG59 – 7AUG71 Note:  8 II (Luddington & Raymond) D2 (Proud) Type: D3 (Proud) Usage: 30MAY62 – 29JUN65 Size: SC Note: Latest date shown by Proud is 31OCT64. The canceller was sent to Nassau 8 August 1961.

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Bahamas Philately: New Providence – Shirley Street (Post Office)

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Shirley Street Post Office (P.O.) closed 31 March 1958. References British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin No.22 July, 1959.

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Bahamas Philately: Grand Bahama – Smith Point (Post Office)

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Smith Point Post Office (P.O.) opened 14 February 1958. References British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin No.22 July, 1959

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Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (28400 Series – Type A)

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Type A has no imprint in the bottom left-hand corner. Details Publisher: Transcolor Corporation, New York, NY Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1958 Series:  28400 (Type A)

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Bahamas Philately: Club Peace & Plenty

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Club Peace & Plenty was located in George Town on Great Exuma, Exuma. On 14 January 1958, Lawrence Lewis, heir to the Henry Flagler railroad and Standard Oil fortune, opened “Club Peace and Plenty” – a 32-room colonial style hotel. The old plantation cookhouse became the club bar and the former…

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Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (31800 Series – Type B)

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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: Series:  31800 (Type B)

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Bahamas Philately: Hannau Color Productions (35300 Series – Type B)

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Type B has a green backing with the Koppel Color logo. Details Publisher: Hannau Color Productions, Miami Beach, Florida Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA* Photographers: Paul Hogan, Horst Ebersberg Year: 1958 Series: 53300 – Type B

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Bahamas Philately: New World Museum

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New World Museum is located at Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island. The museum building was originally a jail and the governor’s office. It was founded by Columbus scholar, Ruth G D Wolper Malvin in 1958 and is located near the Columbus Monument. It was dedicated on 16 October 1960 and…

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