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| Country: Bahamas Clear Subject: Chalon head Clear | Sort: Newest listed first |
;) | BAHAMAS stamps: Wrong font forgery with "Four Pence" and wide defacing bar on genuine used copy of QV 6d deep violet CC wmk. £14 |
;) | INAGUA, Bahamas postmark (T.1) dated A/MY 5 without year on REVERSED CC wmk P.14 QV 1d Chalon (SG.33x). £40 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history: 1881 cover with QV 4d dull rose Crown CA wmk P.14 (SG.36) tied "A05" to Wexford, Ireland, b/stamped A/BAHAMAS/MY 4 81 despatch cds and WEXFORD A/MY 22 81 arrival. The U.P.U. QV 4d rate (using CC wmk P.14) to UK introduced JY 1 1880, and QV 4d CA wmk P.14 issued March 1882. Covers with the former scarce to England and particularly rare to Ireland during this 21 month period. £325 |
;) | BAHAMAS postal history 1879 mourning cover to New York with QV 4d dull rose CC wmk P.14 (SG.36) tied clear "A05" with very fine B/BAHAMAS/AP 23 79 despatch cds clear of missing flap, taxed on arrival with New York Due 3c opera-glass handstamp. Unusually, for this period, the sender did not take the opportunity of prepaying the U.S.A. internal postage with a U.S. 3c adhesive available at the Nassau Post Office period JA 1 1879 to JY 1 1880 (date of UPU entry) and was taxed in lieu of. £450 |
;) | Bahamas Chalon 4d, 6d stamps the two values hinged together and seemingly belonging on small part written-up album page. £20 |
;) | BAHAMAS stamps: 1863-77 QV 6d deep violet CC wmk (SG.31) fiscally used defective block of four manuscript dated "25/Feb/90". £28 |
;) | BAHAMAS dbl-arc postmark/cancel CONTRARY TO REGULATIONS dated MR 14 1864/A (instead of killer "A05") on 1863 QV 4d dull rose CC wmk P.12½ (SG.27), a fine and rare horiz. strip of three (used for paying 1/- rate to the UK introduced AP 1 1863). £225 |