DEEP WATER HARBOUR ANTIGUA 1968

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DEEP WATER HARBOUR ANTIGUA 1968

Post by aukepalmhof » Mon Jun 11, 2018 9:36 pm

Antigua issued in 1968 five stamps for the opening of the new Deep Water Harbour in 1969 which shows us three stamps which depict prints of the old harbour in 1768 and 1829, and two with the new harbour in 1968 of which the 25c and 35c shows us a cargo and a passenger vessel, which are not identified.

The Bay of St Johns Harbour was used already by the first settlers at that time more as an anchorage and the cargo was discharged on or loaded from ship boats or lighters.

The new harbour was constructed in 1968 and opened to commercial traffic in 1969. The harbour was constructed for break bulk cargo handling but when containers took over most of this trade the harbour was not so suitable for containers.
Later two new piers were constructed for handling four cruise vessels.

Source: Internet
Antigua 1968 2c/$1 sg 221/25, scott? (the 15c is designed after a print made in 1829)
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