BAHAMAS 1912 SG88s, 89as Specimen KGV 5s, £1 watermark multiple Crown CA digital-edition A couple of short perfs

A couple of short perfs otherwise fine and very rare

franked at 3d UPU rate by 1926 (1 Dec) "Set 1" 2d purple and 1d black and carmine (Afrikaans)

the lower left stamp with damaged "F"

Very fine cover prepaid by a 1d red-brown (SG17) neatly tied by London Inland section late-fee '38' duplex (with chamfered corners) for MY

1926-30 Type O2 opt (16Ωmm wide)

BAHAMAS 1912 SG88s, 89as Specimen KGV 5s, £1 watermark multiple Crown CA digital-edition A couple of short perfs1912 19 5s dull purple and blue, 1 green and black, wmk MCA, opt "SPECIMEN", matching examples from the lower left corner with plate number "1", part to large part o. g. Slightly toned, 5s with small surface faults and 1 with minor gum thin, but very rare in this positional form. Less than seven sheets distributed by the UPU and most plate numbers would have been discarded. P245000458