Bahamas

Bahamas Philately: 1970 – Bahamas National Open

thedigitalphilatelist 20/02/1970

 

The Bahamas National Open was a professional golf tournament on the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) Tour in 1970 and 1971. It replaced the West End Classic, which had been a satellite Latin-American Tour stop, as the PGA’s tournament in the Bahamas.

In 1970, the tournament was played as the Bahama Islands Open over the Emerald Course at Kings Inn & Golf Club in Freeport, Grand Bahamas and won by Doug Sanders in a playoff.

Slogan Cancellations

A slogan cancellation was used at Freeport, Nassau and Mackey Street.

Freeport
  • Description:
    • 12mm Single Circle
    • FREEPORT / BAHAMAS
    • HH:MMAM/PM / MMM DD / YYYY
  • Usage: OCT 9/1970 – DEC 5/1970
  • Slogan: BAHAMAS ISLANDS OPEN / A / MAJOR PGA TOURNAMENT / DECEMBER 9-13, 1970
  • Type: M1 State 2 (Proud)
Mackey Street
  • Description:
    • 12mm Single Circle
    • MACKEY STREET / BAHAMAS
    • HH:MMAM/PM / MMM DD / YYYY
  • Usage: OCT 4/1970 – OCT 5/1970
  • Slogan: BAHAMAS ISLANDS OPEN / A / MAJOR PGA TOURNAMENT / DECEMBER 9-13, 1970
  • Type: M1 State 3 (Proud)
Nassau
  • Description:
    • 12mm Single Circle
    • NASSAU / BAHAMAS
    • HH:MMAM/PM / MMM DD / YYYY
  • Usage: OCT 8/1970 – NOV 17/1970
  • Slogan: BAHAMAS ISLANDS OPEN / A / MAJOR PGA TOURNAMENT / DECEMBER 9-13, 1970
  • Type: M8 State 3 (Proud)
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