The subjects for this definitive series was suggested by Henry Atholl Simpson, Head Postal Training Advisor who was on loan from the London G.P.O.
The designs were carried out by local artist Elyse Wasile (1920-2013). Wasile was an American artist who spent some 25 years in Nassau, where she painted Bahamian scenes.
Details
- Date of Issue: 27 April 1971
- Reprints:
- 1st Reprint – 23 November 1972 (5c)
- 2nd Reprint – 25 July 1973 (8c, 50c, $1, $2)
- 3rd Reprint – 1973 ($3)
- Date Withdrawn:
- 21 September 1971 (4c, 12c ,22c)
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: Elyse Wasile
- Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd
- Process: Lithography
- Paper:
- Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA
- Upright (1c to 50c)
- Sideways ($1 to $3)
- Perf: Comb
- 14.5 x 14 (1c to 50c)
- 14 x 14.5 ($1 to $3)
- Cylinders:
- 1A 1A 1A 1A : 1B 1B 1B 1B (5c, 7c, 10c, 11c, 12c, $1, $2, $3)
- 3A 1A 1A 2A : 3B 1B 1B 2B (15c)
- 4A 2A 2A 2A : 4B 2B 2B 2B (15c)
- 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A (18c)
- 1A 1A 1A 1A 1A : 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B (1c, 2c, 3c, 4c, 6c, 8c, 22c, 50c)
- 2A 1A 2A 1A 1A (8c)
- 2A 2A 2A 2A 2A : 2B 2B 2B 2B 2B (3c)
- 3A 1A 1A 1A 1A : 3B 1B 1B 1B 1B (3c)
- Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps)
- Quantity:
The watermark position varies on the reprints.
Subjects
- 1c International Airport
- 2c Breadfruit
- 3c Strawmarket
- 4c Hawksbill Turtle
- 5c Nassau Grouper
- 8c Yellow Elder
- 10c Bahamian Sponge Boat
- 11c Flamingos
- 12c Hibiscus
- 15c Bonefish
- 22c Royal Poinciana
- 50c Post Office Nassau
- $1 Pineapple
- $2 Crawfish
- $3 Junkanoo
Souvenir Card
References
- Blue Sea, Blue Sky:Nassau Artist – Elyse Wasile
- British Caribbean Philatelic Journal; Vol.11, No.6; December 1971
- Format International Security Printers Ltd (Bahamas)
