Bahamas Philately: 1969 50th Anniversary of Airmail Service

In 1969, Bahamas celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the first airmail flight from Nassau to Miami in 1919 and the First Regular Airmail Service in January 1929.

Details

• Date of Issue: 30 January 1969
• Date Withdrawn: 30 April 1969
• Date Invalidated:
• Designer: Victor Whiteley
• Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd, London, England
• Process: Lithography
• Paper: 
• Watermark: None
• Perf: 14 (comb)
• Plates: 
  • 1A 1A 1A 1A
  • 1B 1B 1B 1B
• Sheet: R5x10
• Quantity: 

Subjects

• 12c – 1919 First Airmail Flight
• 15c – 1929 First Regular Airmail Service

First Day Covers (Unofficial)

References

• Wings Over The Bahamas: 50th Anniversary of Airmail Services Issue of 1969 (PDF)

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