Grants Town was a Branch Post Office located in New Providence. The post office was located on the corner of Blue Hill Road and Vesey Street.
Date Stamps
- Description:
- 25mm Single Circle
- GRANTS TOWN / BAHAMAS
- DDMMMYY
- Usage: 27AUG44 – 13NOV69
- Type:
- Type 7 (Luddington & Raymond)
- D3 (Proud)
Luddington & Raymond appears to list this as Type 7 (10APR45 – FEB67). However, Proud lists this correctly as D4 compared to D3.
- Description:
- 25mm Single Circle
- GRANTS TOWN / BAHAMAS
- DDMMMYY
- Usage: 11NOV59 – 31JUL73
- Type:
- Type 7 (Luddington & Raymond)
- D4 (Proud)
This cancel was sent to the Bahamas on 8 August 1961.
- Description:
- 30mm Single Circle
- GRANTS TOWN / BAHAMAS
- DDMMMYY
- Usage: 18FEB70 – 27MAR74
- Type: D5 (Proud)
References
- Postal History of the Bahamas – Edward B Proud (2000)
- The Bahama Islands – A History and Catalogue of the handstamps and cancellations 1802-1967 – M H Luddington and G Raymond (1968)
