The Out-Island "27" enormous banded mourning cover, BAHAMAS postal history 1884 stunningly delicious cover with QV 1d Chalon beautifully tied "27" to M.C. Knowles, Nassau, New Providence with blue crayon "1", reverse A/BAHAMAS/DE 10 84 cds and NASSAU NEW PROVIDENCE DE 20 84 broken dbl-arc. Exhibition item Ex LUDINGTON. An exceptionally rare 1d internal rate cover. £1450
BAHAMAS full mourning cover pmk'd Nassau 12 JAN 16, no b/stamps. £16
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