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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: J Salmon Ltd (Type 1D)

thedigitalphilatelist 21/08/1957

The card number for this type appears on the bottom of the card. Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: J Salmon Ltd, Sevenoaks Process: Photographer: Year: 1957 Series: Type 1D

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Rhodesia & Nyasaland

Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Rhodes National Gallery

thedigitalphilatelist 16/07/1957

The Rhodes National Gallery in Salisbury was designed and directed by Frank McEwen, a British citizen credited with bringing Shona Sculpture to the spotlight. The Gallery was officially opened by The Queen Mother on 16 July 1957 as part of her Royal Tour. It was originally to be called the…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Mayfair Hotel

thedigitalphilatelist 19/05/1957

The Mayfair Hotel began construction in 1957 and opened early 1959. The 56 room hotel was built by Ernest Batley and operated by the Clifford Hotels Ltd. It overlooked Nassau Harbour and had a roof-top bar and swimming pool. In 1964, the hotel was purchased by Finance and Mortgage Ltd.…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (26200 Series)

James Gavin 08/02/1957

Details Publisher: Distributor: Malcuna Shops Inc., 122 Watts St., N. Y. 13, N. Y. Printer: Transcolor Corp., 327 Lexington Ave., N. Y. 17, N. Y. Process: Koppel Color Artist: Year: 1957 Series:  26200

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Rhodesia & Nyasaland

Rhodesia & Nyasaland Philately: Salisbury Airport

thedigitalphilatelist 05/02/1957

  The Salisbury Airport, Salisbury was officially opened on 5 February 1957 at a cost of £924,000. It was commissioned on 1 July 1956 after a report by the Director of Civil Aviation in 1950 that stated the city’s original aerodrome, Belvedere Airport, had proved to be inadequate. Originally, it…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (20300 Series)

thedigitalphilatelist 05/02/1957

Details Publisher: Distributor: Printer: Transcolor Corp., New York 17, NY Process: Koppel Color Photographer: Year: 1957 Series:  20300

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Nassau International Airport

James Gavin 04/02/1957

Nassau International Airport was located in western New Providence island near the capital city of Nassau. During the Second World War, the airport was named Windsor Field (after the Duke of Windsor) and became a Royal Air Force (RAF) station. After the Second World War, the RAF withdrew from Windsor…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Pan American World Airways

James Gavin 29/01/1957

Pan American World Airways, originally founded as Pan American Airways and commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century. It was the first airline to fly worldwide and pioneered numerous…

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: Transcolor Corporation (19000 Series)

thedigitalphilatelist 27/01/1957

Details Publisher: Transcolor Corporation, New York, NY Distributor: Nassau Advertising Agency Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Ronald G Lightbourn (Ektachrome) Year: 1957 Series:  19000

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Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: The Jordan Co.

thedigitalphilatelist 01/01/1957

The Jordan Co. was an advertising agency located at 1806 Main Street, Dallas, Texas. From c.1957 until 1964 they represented the Emerald Beach Hotel. Postcards 67800 – The Jordan Co. References Sales Management, Volume 78 (1957)

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