FLAMINGO. The Scarlet-hued Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) has aptly been described as the King of the Bahamian Birds. It has been recorded locally since earliest times, but the only colonies of any size are now confined to Inagua & Andros. This was the “tall red bird” in Columbus’s account of his first voyage.
Details
- Subject: Flamingos
- Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley
- Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd
- Process: Litho & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS)
- Paper:
- 1st Printing – Normal
- 3rd Printing – White paper
- Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA
- Perf: 13.5 (comb)
- Plates:
- 1st Printing – 1 1 (Blue) 1 (Red)
- 3rd Printing – 1 2 2
- Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps)
- Quantity:
- 1st Printing
- 3rd Printing – 1,600 (sold)
- Reprint:
- 3rd Printing – April 1971