Bahamas year 1863 stamp 1d – Sg.24 Unused – MH
That is a classic and historically significant stamp from the early postal history of the Bahamas!
The stamp you are referring to is part of the second major printing of the first definitive series for the Bahamas colony.
👑 Bahamas 1863 1d (One Penny) Stamp (SG 24)
| Detail | Description |
| Monarch / Design | Queen Victoria (using the famous Chalon Head portrait design). |
| Denomination | 1d (One Penny) |
| Color | Red or Rose-Red/Scarlet |
| Year of Issue | 1863 (A re-issue of the 1859 design) |
| Stanley Gibbons (SG) No. | SG 24 |
| Scott Catalog No. | #12 (often listed as one of the varieties under this number, sometimes #11) |
| Printer | De La Rue |
| Watermark | Crown & CC (Crown and Colonial Colours) |
| Perforation | 12.5 (This perforation is the key distinction from the earlier issues, which had coarser perforations or were imperforate). |
| Design Elements | The Queen Victoria portrait is flanked by two ovals containing the islands’ symbols: a Pineapple and a Conch Shell. |
This stamp is particularly important because the Crown & CC watermark and the finer Perforation 12.5 mark the transition to the printing provided by De La Rue from the original issues printed by Perkins Bacon.
