1953 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II 1954 1954 Definitive Series 1959 Bahamas Postal Centenary (1859-1959)
View More Bahamas Philately: Stamps and Postal Products – 1950sThe RMS Queen Mary was built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Queen Mary, along with RMS Queen Elizabeth, was built as part of Cunard’s planned two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York. The two ships were a British response to the express superliners built…
View More Bahamas Philately: Cunard Line – RMS Queen MaryDetails Publisher: Meston’s Travels Inc., El Paso, Texas Distributor: Printer: Dexter Press, Pearl River, N.J. Process: Dextone (Made from Kodachrome and Ansco Color) Photographer: Year: 1950 Series: 46100
View More Bahamas Philately: Dexter Press (46100 Series)Natural Color Publishers Inc was located at 605 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida. In 1947, after Hans Walter Hannau fled Austria to the U.S., Hannau encouraged his mother-in-law to establish Natural Color Publishers. The business was originally designed to promote Miami Beach and a cheesecake-models including named Bunny and Bettie…
View More Bahamas Philately: Natural Color Publishers IncThe Bang Bang Club was originally established by Colonel Hank S Thorne as Camp Bang Bang in 1949 – a fishing camp at Pot Cay, Andros Island. The name Bang Bang was a reference to the duck and boar hunting that the camp offered. However, its famous offering was bonefishing…
View More Bahamas Philately: Bang Bang ClubAs the popularity of recreational boating grew after WWII, so did the demand for docks. The Nassau Yacht Haven opened on 1 May 1949 at a cost of $100,000. It was owned and operated by Robert H Symonette. The original building, which housed the Poop Deck Restaurant, was originally used…
View More Bahamas Philately: Nassau Yacht HavenColourpicture Publishers, Inc., was a greeting card and postcard printer and distributor in Boston, Massachusetts, on Newbury Street with a factory at 76a Atherton Street. The firm was in business between 1938 and 1969. Colorpicture began using Plastichrome for picture postcards and pictorial reproductions in April 1949. Images printed using…
View More Bahamas Philately: Colourpicture Publishers IncThe Royal Victoria Hotel was built in 1861 by the Government of Bahamas at a cost of £20,000. The hotel was built to cater for those seeking to escape from the American Civil War as well as Europeans seeking their fortunes. In 1949, the property was sold to Royal Little,…
View More Bahamas Philately: The Royal Victoria HotelTuli is the name of a beef cattle breed that originated in Rhodesia. It is a form of Sanga cattle closely related to the Tswana breed from Botswana. Tuli cattle have a small thoraco-cervical hump and are uni-coloured: yellow, golden-brown or red. The Tuli breed was founded by the Rhodesian…
View More Southern Rhodesia Philately: TuliTroutbeck Inn was located near Inyanga (Inyanga Downs). It was built in 1947 by Major Alfred Herbert MacIlwaine. It was built to represent a fine country hotel and other establishments in the Scottish homelands. References www.troutbeckinn.net
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