Sea Garden 

Sea Garden
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Sea Garden

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4687881
Area
Stamps
Title
Sea Garden
Face value
4
Country / area
Bahamas
Year
1942
Month
10
Day
12
Issue group
1942 Landfall of Columbus [overprint]
Order Number in Issue
7
Basic colour
Black, Blue, Orange
Exact colour
Black, Light blue, Red orange
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Animals, Commemoration, Explorers, Fishes, Heads of State, Kings, Marine animals
Geographical theme
Nassau
Persons theme
Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506), George VI of the United Kingdom (1895-1952)
Item subject
Michel number
127
Yvert number
118G
Scott number
122
Stanley Gibbons number
168
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Waterlow & Sons (1810-1961)
Perforation
12½
Watermark
Crown CA written (multiple)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Plain paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
40 x 25 mm
Details
Black overprint "1492 LANDFALL OF COLUMBUS 1942" applied by printer "The Nassau Guardian".