Pineapples were grown in the Bahamas from the early 1700’s. It is believed that The Bahamas was the first country to produce pineapples on a commercial scale. Pineapples were not exported on a large scale until 1844. During that year, it is believed that upward of 15,000 dozen were shipped to England with their roots, in addition to cut pineapples to the United States.
In 1845, Eleuthera was the premier island growing pineapples exporting 400,000 pineapples to England and to The U.S.A. The first canning factory was established in Governor’s Harbour in 1857. By 1885 over a million pineapples were exported.
Details
- Designer: John Waddington of Kirkstall Ltd, Leeds, England
- Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Watermark: Crown CA (Diagonal)
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders: Printed in four panes separated by gutter between the four panes, and guillotined into two horizontal panes.
- 1A (Cyan) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Magenta) 1A (Black) 1A (Turqoise Blue): 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) 1B (Turqoise Blue) [upper left : upper right]
- 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black) 1C (Turqoise Blue) : 1D (Cyan) 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Black) 1D (Turqoise Blue) [lower left : lower right]
- Sheet: R10 x 5 in two panes separated by a gutter (100 stamps)
- Quantity:
Cylinder Numbers
