This cover has a Bahamas 1 penny Queen's Staircase postage stamp (= Scott Catalogue # 71). It was mailed from Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas, to Waterbury, Connecticut, USA in March 1922. The Queen's Staircase was cut in the 1790s into Quaternary limestone on New Providence Island, Bahamas.
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This postage stamp was issued by the Bahamas on 7 January 1965 (= Scott Catalogue # 217). It depicts a queen conch shell, Strombus gigas. Queen conchs are a type of gastropod - basically a slug in a coiled shell. Conch meat is edible - modern Bahamians use conchs as a food source, as did prehistoric Bahamians.
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These postage stamps were issued by the Bahamas on 25 May 1967 (= Scott Catalogue # 255). They depict a flamingo and Queen Elizabeth II.
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This postage stamp was issued by the Bahamas in 1971 (= Scott Catalogue # 331). It is part of a set marking the 1971 Christmas holiday season. The 3 cent value shows a stylized snowflake.
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This postage stamp was issued by the Bahamas in 1971 (= Scott Catalogue # 332). It is part of a set marking the 1971 Christmas holiday season. The 11 cent value shows the Star of Bethlehem and doves.
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