Junkanoo is a street parade with music, dance, and costumes of mixed African origin in many islands across the English speaking Caribbean. These cultural parades are predominantly showcased in the Bahamas where the music is also mainstreamed, and competition results are hotly contested. The festival may have originated several centuries…
View More Bahamas Philately: JunkanooThe Greek Line, formally known as the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, was a passenger ship line that operated from 1939 to 1975. Originally, operating trans-Atlantic cruises, it began operating leisure cruises as the Jet Age replaced passenger ships. The company ran into financial difficulties in the early 1970s…
View More Bahamas Philately: Greek LineThere are earlier types of this card (1930s-1940s) which are very similar. Earlier types show The City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, N.P. where Type 1 versions show The City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas. This type has no card number in the bottom left. Details Publisher: City Pharmacy Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Distributor: Printer: J Salmon…
View More Bahamas Philately: J Salmon Ltd (Type 1A)North Andros is the largest district (in area) in the Bahamas. It has some of the largest settlements on Andros Island and many churches as well. Hotels, Clubs & Accommodation Andros Yacht Club Small Hope Bay Lodge
View More Bahamas Philately: Andros Island – North AndrosLargest of the Bahamas, Andros is generally low, thickly wooded, and at its nearest point only 20 miles west of Nassau. Reflecting its African heritage, Andros is the reported haunt of Bahamian elves called chichharnies, and a nesting place for the national bird of the Islands, the Flamingo. Famous for…
View More Bahamas Philately: Andros IslandCunard Line was established by Samuel Cunard in 1879 as the Cunard Steamship Company. In the late 1920s, Cunard faced new competition when the Germans, Italians and French built large prestige liners. In 1934, the British Government offered Cunard loans to finish Queen Mary and to build a second ship,…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cunard LineP&O (formerly the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) was a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. P&O merged with the Orient Line in 1960 to form P&O-Orient Lines. The name Orient Line was dropped altogether in 1966. In the 1970s, with the advent of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O)A Acme Press American News Co Art Investors Co (See Curt Teich) B B Amadeus Rubel Bell Pepper Company Brown & Bigelow 72100 Series) Butler Enterprises Inc C Calypso Distributors Ltd Canadian Post Card Co Ltd Caribbean Natural Color Ltd Caribe Tourist Promotions City Pharmacy Ltd Colorcraft Studios Colorpicture Publishers…
View More Bahamas Philately: Postcards/Lettercards/Letter FoldersWhile thirty of the Bahama Islands are inhabitated and about half of these provide some tourist facilities, most of the activity is concentrated on eight principal Out Islands. If you crave the easygoing, unhurried pace of the open spaces, the Out Islands are for you. However, you won’t have to…
View More Bahamas Philately: Places of The BahamasTo support the growing demand for tourists, Bahamas saw an increase in air services and cruise lines. In 1953, Colonel Joseph Mackey’s airline, Mackey Airlines, introduced air services from Florida to Nassau and other islands in the Bahamas. Mackey Airlines would later merged into Eastern Airlines.In addition, Bahamas Airways Ltd network spread…
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