cover 1820(c.) entire (slightly cut down at left) showing poor straight-line "BAHAMAS" h.s. (Type B1); 1823 entire showing similar straight-line h.s.; 1837 (11 Nov.) entire letter showing arrival handstruck "3" (deleted) and "2"; 1841 (Feb.) entire showing on reverse arrival straight-line "SHIP LETTER" in red overstruck by c.d.s.; 1849 (21 Sept.), 1851 (18 Sept.) and 1855 (10 Sept) entires (the first from Abaco and the second from Harbour Island) showing Bahamas double-arc d.s. (code "B" and "C") overstruck by arrival c.d.s.; 1855 (2 Aug.) entire from Harbour Island showing blue Baltimore c.d.s. and "SHIP" h.s. with "BOSTON/BR PKT" c.d.s. and h.s. "5". All are addressed to London

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cover 1820(c.) entire (slightly cut down at left) showing poor straight-line "BAHAMAS" h.s. (Type B1); 1823 entire showing similar straight-line h.s.; 1837 (11 Nov.) entire letter showing arrival handstruck "3" (deleted) and "2"; 1841 (Feb.) entire showing on reverse arrival straight-line "SHIP LETTER" in red overstruck by c.d.s.; 1849 (21 Sept.), 1851 (18 Sept.) and 1855 (10 Sept) entires (the first from Abaco and the second from Harbour Island) showing Bahamas double-arc d.s. (code "B" and "C") overstruck by arrival c.d.s.; 1855 (2 Aug.) entire from Harbour Island showing blue Baltimore c.d.s. and "SHIP" h.s. with "BOSTON/BR PKT" c.d.s. and h.s. "5". All are addressed to London

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