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H&G B6 H&G F1

UPU member as British Colony from 1 July 1880.

class H&G Hoey year value colour size description specimen type notes
post card 5 PC3S 1892 1d     QV medallion D{2a}  
  6 RC4S 1892 1d + 1d     QV medallion D{2a}  
  7 PC4S 1902 1d     KEVII D{4}  
  8 RC5S 1902 1d + 1d     KEVII D{4}  
  9 PC5S 1912 1d     KGV leaves D{4}  
  10 RC6S 1912 1d + 1d     KGV leaves D{4}  
  11 PC6S 1934 1½d     KGV leaves D{8}  
  12 PC7S 1938 1½d     KGVI leaves D{9a}  
  13 PC9S 1938 2d grey   KGVI leaves D{9a}  
  14a PC10S 1938 2d red on grey paper   KGVI leaves D{9}  
envelope B5 E8S 1892 2½d     QV medallion D{2a}  
  B6 E9S 1901 1d     staircase D{4}  
  B7 E10S 1902 2½d     KEVII medallion D{4}  
regist env C1 RE1S 1894 2d grey G: 152 × 96 QV D{2} 2
  C2 RE6S 1902 2d   G: 152 × 96 KEVII D{4a}  
  C3a RE10S 1912 2d   G: 152 × 96 KGV D{4a}  
  C4 RE16S 1929 2d & 1d   G: 152 × 96 KGV D{8}  
  C5a RE17S 1938 2d   G: 152 × 96 KGVI D{9a}  
air letter F1 AE1S 1943 7d     KGVI D{9}  

type image dimensions application
D{2a} 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4a} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{8} 56½ × 7½ overprinted diag BL to TR
D{9} 41 × 4 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{9a} as above 41 × 4 overprinted diag TL to BR

Notes

1  All items listed were printed by De La Rue.
2  Ultramarine head, grey-green text.

Acknowledgement

Compiled by Charles Freeland.

Reference

Hoey, Graham. "Bahamas Postal Stationery", British Caribbean Philatelic Journal, 1977.

Last updated 6 September 2008

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