Water-skiing was introduced to the Bahamas by Captain D’arcy Rutherford who had moved from London to Nassau in the 1930’s. By March 1940 he had established the first Bahamian Ladies Water-Ski Competition.
With the introduction of tourism in the 1950’s, water-skiing became a popular Bahamian sport.
Details
- Designer:
- Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England
- Process: Recess
- Paper:
- Watermark: Multiple Script CA
- Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb)
- Plates: 1 (Deep Reddish-Purple), 1 (Turquoise Green): 1a (Deep Reddish-Purple), 1a (Turquoise Green) [Left pane : Right pane
- Sheet: Printed in two panes of 120, separated by a gutter. Guillotined through gutter into two single panes (R10 x 6).
- Quantity:
- Reprints:
- 14 April 1955
- 21 November 1956
- 19 February 1958
- 14 January 1959
- 7 February 1961
- 23 January 1962 (Deep Reddish-Purple & Turquoise Blue)
Plate Numbers
Sheet Numbers (1st & 2nd Printings)
Sheet Numbers (5th Printing)
Sheet Numbers (7th Printing)
Sheet Numbers (8th Printing)
Sheet Numbers (11th & 12th Printing)
References
- The Golden Age of Water-skiing – Kevin Desmond
