Before the Second World War, about a third of all Bahamians were considered farmers – a figure which fell in 1953 to 10.55%. In 1950, the Colonial Development Corporation in London announced an ambitious, multimillion pound development plans for Africa and the Bahamas. The two were linked together, under one…
View More Bahamas Philately: AgricultureThe American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large species of flamingo closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo. It is also known as the Caribbean flamingo, although it is also present in the Galápagos Islands. The American flamingo is the only one found in the Bahamas and have…
View More Bahamas Philately: American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)Grace Line was a U.S. shipping company that existed from 1882 to 1969. It operated various freight and passenger lines from U.S. ports. After the war the Grace Line operated 23 ships totalling 188,000 gross tons, and an additional 14 more on bareboat charters. In 1970, Grace Line was sold…
View More Bahamas Philately: Grace LineA banana is an elongated, edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called “plantains”, distinguishing them from dessert bananas. Bananas didn’t come to the market in Bahamas until the 1960’s because of the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Fruits of The Bahamas – BananasThe Lerner Marine Research Laboratory was a research station on the island of North Bimini in The Bahamas. It was operated by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) from 1948 until 1975. The laboratory was named for AMNH trustee Michael Lerner. The station was located on the edge of…
View More Bahamas Philately: Lerner Marine Research LaboratoryCable Beach Manor in Nassau was built by the Mauritian Count de Marigny in 1940. The Manor is styled in colonial design. Later owners included Lord Brownlow, and ADC to the Duke of Windsor, and Sir Victor Sassoon of Hong Kong. Since 1965 the Manor has been owned by the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cable Beach ManorNorth Bimini’s main settlement is Alice Town, a collection of shops, restaurants, and bars on a road known as “The King’s Highway”. The second major road is called Queens Highway and runs almost the length of the island parallel to Kings Highway. Settlements/Towns Bailey Town Accommodation Big Game Club and…
View More Bahamas Philately: Bimini – North BiminiYachting is the use of recreational boats and ships called yachts for racing or cruising. Yachts are distinguished from working ships mainly by their leisure purpose. “Yacht” derives from the Dutch word jacht (“hunt”). During the 1960’s a number of yacht clubs, havens and marinas were constructed to support the…
View More Bahamas Philately: YachtingRum Cay is an island of the Bahamas. Rum Cay was called Mamana (or Manigua), meaning “mid waters land”, by the native Lucayans. The island is believed to have acquired its modern name from a shipwrecked cargo of rum. Plantation boundaries known as ‘margins’ can be seen all over the…
View More Bahamas Philately: Rum CaySan Salvador Island is an island and district of The Bahamas. It is widely believed that during Christopher Columbus’s first expedition to the New World, this island was the first land he sighted and visited on 12 October 1492. He named it San Salvador after Christ the Saviour. Columbus’s records…
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