(Concluded from Bulletin No. 15. p. 52.)
Type 13. Add. Ornament at foot is missing in illustration.
| ACKLINS ISLAND | (c.1905) |
| GRAND BAHAMA | (c.1918 - c.1929) |
| PORT HOWE | (c.1930 - c.1932) |
| WEMYSS BIGHT | (c.1907 - c.1929) |
Type 14. The earliest of this type appeared about 1906 and the latest in the 1930's. All have a diameter of 25mm. except SPANISH WELLS - 26mm. The lettering of the names is 3mm. high and usually narrow. A sub-type appeared in 1930's with broader lettering also 3mm. high and with the circle 25mm. in diameter, except NASSAU - 24mm. Where the length the P.O. name permitted the dale line occasionally extended nearly to the circle on both sides. This sub-type is listed as Type 14a. It should he pointed out that the difference between Type 14 and Type 22 is in the height and general appearance of the lettering. In Type 22 the lettering is 3.5 - 4mm. high.
Single circle, diameter 25mm. lettering 3mm. high
| ARTHUR'S TOWN | (c.1913) |
| BEHRING POINT | (c.1934) |
| FRESH CREEK | (c.1936) |
| GEORGE TOWN | (c.1912 - c.1929) |
| GOVERNOR'S HARBOUR | (c.1906 - c.1917) |
| GREAT GUANO CAY | (c.1944) |
| GREEN TURTLE CAY | (c.1912) |
| GREGORY TOWN | (c.1915) |
| HARBOUR ISLAND | (c.1909 - c.1924) |
| INAGUA | (c.1907 - c.1914) |
| NASSAU | (c.1907 - c.1930) |
Note: Several almost identical h/s, one of which has a break in the circle below 'AH' of 'BAHAMAS' after c.1911.
| PALMETTO POINT | (c.1916) |
| "THE BIGHT" Note - inverted commas. (c.1936) |
(c.1912 - c.1939) |
| THE CURRENT | (c.1918) |
| THE FERRY, EXUMA Note - name of island |
(c.1909 - c.1924) |
Type 14a. Single circle, diameter 25min. Lettering 3mm. high but broader than in Type 14.
| GEORGE TOWN | (c.1932 - c.1933) |
| HATCHET BAY | (c. 1936) |
| MASTIC POINT | (c.1911 - c.1913) |
| PALMETTO POINT | (c.1932) |
| SPANISH WELLS (dia. 26mm.) | (c.1921 - c.1930) |
| THE FERRY ('Exuma' omitted) | (c.1932) |
Type 14b. As Type 14 but name of island instead of 'BAHAMAS' at foot.
| CLARENCE TOWN/ LONG ISLAND | (c.1927) |
Type 17. Extend dates.
| NASSAU | (c.1940 - c.1943) |
Type 18. Add:
| LANDRAIL POINT | (c. 1938) |
| PINE RIDGE G.B. | (c.1945 - c.1947) |
Type 19. Add:
| GOVERNOR'S HARBOUR | (c.1930 - c.1934) |
| NASSAU | (c.1927 - c.1934) |
| NICOLL'S TOWN | (c.1935 - c.1937) |
| PARCEL POST NASSAU | (c. 1929) |
| RAGGED ISLAND | (c.1927 - c.1936) |
| RUM CAY | (c. 1934) |
| SAN SALVADOR | (c.1931 - c.1936) |
Type 20. Extend date.
| LANDRAIL POINT | (c.1943 - c.1947) |
Type 22. Single circle, diameter 25-26mm. Lettering 3.5 - 4mm. high. Many are probably still in use.
| BIMINI | (c.1918 - c.1937) |
| DEADMAN'S CAY | (c. 1920) |
| GREEN TURTLE CAY | (c.1938 - c.1941) |
| HARBOUR ISLAND | (c. 1942) |
| HATCHET BAY | (c. 1911) |
| INAGUA | (c. 1936) |
| Do 'Inagua' longer | (c. 1939) |
| JAMES' CISTERN | (c. 1930) |
| LIGNUM VITAE CAY | (c. 1932) |
| LOWER BOGUE | (c.1912 - c.1917) |
| MANGROVE CAY | (c.1912 - c.1917) |
| NASSAU | (c.1938 - c.1946) |
| NICOLL'S TOWN (dia. 26 mm., lettering 3.5mm) | (c. 1912) |
| NICOLL'S TOWN (dia. 26 mm., lettering 4mm) | (c. 1942) |
| ROCK SOUND (damaged circle) | (c.1927 - c.1930) |
| RUM CAY | (c. 1950) |
| SAVANNAH SOUND | (c. 1926) |
| SHIRLEY STREET | (c. 1942) |
| SPRING POINT | (c. 1934) |
| STANYARD CREEK | (c. 1941) |
| TARPUM BAY | (c.1914 - c.1929) |
| WATLING'S | (c.1912 - c.1917) |
| WEST END | (c. 1933) |
Type 23. Extend date.
| SIMMS | (c.1943 - c.1947) |
Type 23. Extend date.
Type 24. of ROCK SOUND is simply Type 22 with the circle completely worn away and can therefore be omitted.
Mail boat cancellations. I have the 6d. rough perf. S.G.6 cancelled 'A93' of the Allan Line.
Paquebot marks recorded: (Type numbers from Brigadier M. A. Studd's book):
| MIAMI | Types A 386 | (c.1903 - c.1915) |
| A 382 | (c.1923 - c.1936) | |
| A 383 | (c.1928 - c.1939) | |
| A 384 | (c.1934 - c.1939) | |
| NEW YORK | Types B174, B177 and B182 |
The PA.A. 'AIR MAIL PAQUEBOT' was in use until at least October 1940.
'SHIP MAIL NASSAU' machine cancellation is known dated in the early 1930s.
The 'NASSAU PAQUEBOT' machine cancellation has been seen dated 1937 and 1938.
There were two h/s for the S.S.'Munargo', the first inscribed U.S.M.S./ MUNARGO and the second, in larger lettering 'SS MUNARGO'.