The Digital Philatelist

The Berry Islands are composed of about 30 large cays and a number of smaller isles, many of them privately owned. Recenty developed as a resort area, these Islands offer long stretches of white sand beaches sheltered by coconut palms. Located 30 miles north of Nassau, these Islands are on…

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Curt Otto Teich (1877–1974) was an American publisher of German descent who produced popular colour postcards, primarily of scenes from American life. He was a pioneer of the offset printing process. Under his management, the Curt Teich & Company became the world’s largest printer of view and advertising postcards. The…

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In February 1940, Monsignor John Hawes, an Englishman, purchased eight acres on the top of Como Hill, Cat Island for £35. Hawes was a qualified architect before entering the church, and did a great deal of architectural work for the church throughout the Bahamas. Within the week of arriving on…

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  Cat Island is located in central Bahamas. Until written accounts were found, Cat Island was thought to be Guanahani or San Salvador, the first island Christopher Columbus arrived at in the Americas. There is also a cat island in Louisiana The first white settlers were Loyalists fleeing the American…

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The Waterfront Market was a source of fresh produce, including conch, fish, fruit, vegetables and cargo from the Out Islands. In 1916, Market House was the principal trading place for fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and sponges. But over time, the government moved most of the market functions out of…

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A Carrara marble statue of Queen Victoria is located in Parliament Square in front of the Bahamas Parliament Building.  It was unveiled on Empire Day in 1905 by Sir William Grey-Wilson, Governor of the Bahamas. The statue was created in the United Kingdom, by John Adams-Acton. The statue of Queen…

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In 1929, the Government deepened Nassau Harbour and built modern Prince George Wharf, named after H.R.H. Prince George, who visited Nassau in 1928. The colonial government expanded Prince George Wharf in Nassau to accommodate the flow of alcohol during America’s prohibition. In the 1950s, with the popularity of cruise travel,…

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Sandy Cay, also known as the Honeymoon Island, is a three acre island, four miles from Paradise Island, and one mile from Rose Island, located in the Sea of Abaco. It is one of the most iconic islands in the Bahamas, Sandy Cay was featured in the trailer for Gilligan’s…

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The Nassau Public Library was originally constructed as a Goal between 1798, and 1799 and had prisoners’ cells which occupied the first and second floors, and a gallery surrounding a central space on the third floor, from which a bell rang to summon House of Assembly members to meetings. Since…

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In 1670, the Bahamas was granted to six of the Lord Proprietors of Carolina by King Charles II and a church was soon built on New Providence. This church, the first in the Bahamas, is now Christ Church. The first church was destroyed by the Spaniards in 1684 and a…

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