Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 5c Grouper

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Grouper Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (Upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Vermillion), 1A (Deep Bluish-Green), 1A (Browinsh-Yellow), 1A (Black) Sheet: R10 x 10 (100 stamps) Quantity: Reprint: 23 November 1972  Cylinder NUmbers The…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 8c Yellow Elder

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Yellow Elder Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Yellow) 1A (Brown) 1A (Orange) 1A (Green) 1A (Black) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Brown) 1B (Orange) 1B (Green) 1B…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 2c Breadfruit

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Breadfruit Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Vermillion) 1A (Dark Brown) 1A (Green) 1A (Brownish-Yellow) 1A (Black) 1B (Vermillion) 1B (Dark Brown) 1B (Green) 1B…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 3c Straw Market

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Straw Market Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Light Purple) 1A (Green) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Red) 1A (Black) 1B (Light Purple) 1B (Green) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Red)…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 10c Bahamian Sponge Boat

The Bahamian sponge industry appears to have been started by a Frenchman, Gustave Renouard, who was shipwrecked in the Bahamas in 1841 and who began dispatching sponges to Paris as soon as he had recovered from the ordeal. Two years later, the sun-scorched scattering of British islands exported 132 bales…

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Bahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series – 50c Post Office Nassau

Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series Subject: Post Office Nassau Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper:  Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA (upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders:  1A (Teal) 1A (Olive Yellow) 1A (Pink) 1A (Black) 1A (Deep Teal) 1B (Teal) 1B (Olive Yellow) 1B…

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