The Commonwealth of the Bahamas, located in the Caribbean Sea southeast of the US state of Florida, is comprised of nearly 700 islands. Four different official seal types have been recorded to date, the first three being British designs.
Catalog: Drummond OS2t
Date issued: Unknown, EKU April 15, 1940
Printing: Black on brown 1" wide "kraft" tape
Perforation: Imperforate
Inscription: Bilingual English/French "G. (crown) R. / Found open or damaged / and officially secured"
Control Number: "P144B" at bottom
Description: Censored 1942 cover from Nassau, Bahamas to San Jose, CA with British type official seal tape on backflap. Seal tied by 30 November 1942 Nassau datestamp.
Courtesy of Jim Kotanchik by permission.
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Updated October 13, 2007