Bahamas Philately: Post Office – Harbour Island

Harbour Island was a District Post Office situated on Eleuthera.

Date Stamps

Proud lists this as D6 (unseen) but the cancel is more like D5 with the DDMMMYY lower down.

• Description:
  • 25mm Single Circle
  • HARBOUR ISLAND / BAHAMAS
  • DDMMMYY
• Usage: 14AUG53 – 17FEB67
• Type: 
  • Type 7 III (Luddington & Raymond)
  • D6 (Proud)

• Description:
  • 30mm Single Circle
  • HARBOUR ISLAND / BAHAMAS
  • DDMMMYY
• Usage: 20JUL71 – 5DEC75
• Type: 
  • Not listed (Luddington & Raymond)
  • D9 (Proud)

References

• Postal History of the Bahamas  – Edward B Proud (2000)
• The Bahama Islands – A History and Catalogue of the handstamps and cancellations 1802-1967 – M H Luddington and G Raymond (1968)