#1127 Bahamas 17/02/06

Tristan has sent this very nice cover from the Bahamas, thank you very much! It was posted in Freeport on February 6 and arrived on February 27, 2017.

The three stamps on top and the bottom right one are part of the “Marine Life” set, which was issued on January 3, 2012. They depict the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus), the purple sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina), and the red cushion seastar (Oreaster reticulatus).

The bottom left stamp is part of the set, which commemorates the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The bottom middle stamp depicts the butterfly zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia).

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#766 Bahamas 13/06/11

This beautiful cover from the Bahamas was sent by Jean Pierre, thank you very much! It was posted in Nassau on June 11 and arrived on June 24, 2013.

The cover is a postal stationery with an additional stamp, which is part of the set “60th Anniversary of the Accesion of Queen Elizabeth” (issued on July 19, 2012). The stationery imprint commemorates the sea snail species Lace Short-Frond Murex (synonyme: West Indian Murex; Chicoreus brevifrons).

See also: #759 Bahamas 13/06/13

#759 Bahamas 13/06/13

This nice cover from the Bahamas weas sent by Jean Pierre, thank you! It was posted at the Airport Post Office in Nassau on June 13 and arrived on July 5, 2013. (Three weeks, although it was posted at the airport…)

The cover and stamps commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The stamp set was issued on July 19, 2012.

See also: #671 Bahamas 13/06/11

#671 Bahamas 13/06/11

Jean Pierre sent me this beautiful cover from his trip to the Bahamas, thanks very much! The letter was posted at the Philatelic Bureau in Nassau on June 11 and arrived on June 24, 2013.

The attached stamps are part of the definitives set, which was issued on January 3, 2012. They depict the green moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata), the sea fan (Gorgonia ventalina), the queen conch (Strombus gigas), and the Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus).

See also: #593 Thailand 12/08/14