Vendue House, situated on Bay Street, Nassau, was built some time before 1769. It was one-storey building, furnished only with a roof and rounded pillars and was erected for the convenience of traders selling their goods at Public auctions.
Slavery in the Bahamas dated back several centuries. Slavery was legally ended in all British colonies in 1833. Enslaved Africans and other commodities were sold at Vendue House during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The stamp is based on a line engraving of Vendue House.
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 (Olive Brown : 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) 1B (Olive Brown) [upper left : upper right]
- 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black) 1C (Olive Brown) : 1D (Cyan) 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Black) 1D (Olive Brown) [lower left : lower right]
- Sheet: R10 x 5 in two panes separated by a gutter (100 stamps)
- Quantity:
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