Bahamas Philately: 1980 Definitive Series – $5 Independence, 10th July 1973

The $5 stamp depicts H.R.H. The Prince of Wales handing over the Constitutional instruments to the Rt. Hon. L. O. Pendling.

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 (Deep Red) : 1B (Cyan) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Magenta) 1B (Black) 1B (Deep Red) [upper left : upper right]
    • 1C (Cyan) 1C (Yellow) 1C (Magenta) 1C (Black) 1C (Deep Red) : 1D (Cyan) 1D (Yellow) 1D (Magenta) 1D (Black) 1D (Deep Red) [lower left : lower right]
  • Sheet: R10 x 5 in two panes separated by a gutter (100 stamps)*
  • Quantity:
Cylinder Numbers
Sheet Numbers

Generally, the sheet number was printed in the gutter between the two panes. However, it appears that some panes may have been issued as single panes.