Bahamas postmarks

The Bahamas are made up of over 700 islands resulting in numerous small post offices. Many of the postmarks from these small post offices are not easy to find. The majority of the postmarks on this page are from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s period.

ABRAHAM BAY
Abraham Bay 1969 postmark

25mm CDS - 14 Dec 1969

ALICE TOWN
Alice Town Bahamas 1963 postmark

26mm CDS - 29 Jan 1963

ARTHUR'S TOWN
Arthurs Town Bahamas 1967 postmark

25mm CDS - 08 Mar 1967

Arthurs Town 1974 oval postmark

35mm x 50mm oval cancel - 09 Jul 1974

BANNERMAN TOWN
Bannerman Town Bahamas 1967 postmark

25mm CDS - 09 Apr 1967

BARRATERRE
Barraterre Bahamas 1968 postmark

25mm CDS - 10 Feb 1968

BEHRING POINT
Behring Point Bahamas 1964 postmark

25mm CDS - 18 Feb 1964

BENNETTS HARBOUR
Bennetts Harbour Bahams 1966 postmark

26m CDS - 27 Oct 1966

BETSY BAY

BIMINI
Bimini Bahamas 1966 postmark

30mm CDS large lettering - 21 Jul 1966

Bimini Bahamas 1972 postmark

43mm CDS - 08 Mar 1972

Bimini Bahamas 1977 postmark

38mm CDS - 19 Oct 1977

Bimini Bahamas 1983 postmark

31mm CDS small lettering - 27 Jan 1983

BINNACLE HILL

BLACK POINT
Black Point Bahamas 1967 postmark

25mm CDS - 13 Apr 1967

BLANKET SOUND

BULLOCKS HARBOUR
Bullocks Harbour Bahamas 1979 postmark

30mm CDS - 18 Oct 1979

BURNT GROUND
Burnt Ground Bahamas 1967 postmark

25mm CDS - 20 Jun 1967

CARGILL CREEK

CAT CAY

CEDAR HARBOUR
Cedar Harbour Bahamas 1965 postmark

26mm CDS - 11 Nov 1965

CHEROKEE SOUND
Cherokee Sound Bahamas

25mm CDS - 9 Dec 1977

CHESTER
Chester Bahamas 1966 postmark

25mm CDS - 18 Jan 1966

CHURCH GROVE

CLARENCE TOWN
Clarence Town Bahamas 1963 postmark

26mm CDS large letters - 31 May 1963

Clarence Town Bahamas 1969 postmark

25mm CDS small letters - 11 Dec 1969

Clarence Town Bahamas 1988 postmark

28mm x 47mm rectangular cancel - 04 Mar 1988

COCKBURN TOWN

COLONEL HILL
Colonel Hill Bahamas 1964 postmark

26mm CDS large letters - 12 Jun 1964

Colonel Hill Bahamas 1971 postmark

25mm CDS small letters - 11 Oct 1971

COOPER'S TOWN
Coopers Town Bahamas 1967 postmark

26mm CDS - 27 Apr 1967

CROSSING ROCKS
Crossing Rocks Bahamas 1968 postmark

25mm CDS - 28 Jun 1968

DEADMANS CAY
Deadman's Cay Bahamas 1962 postmark

26mm CDS large letters - 13 Apr 1962

Deadmans Cay Bahamas 1972 postmark

25mm CDS small letters - 11 Feb 1972

DEEP CREEK
Deep Creek Bahams 1967 postmark

25mm CDS - 27 Jun 1967

Deep Creek Andros Bahamas 1969 postmark

30mm CDS - 15 Nov 1969

DEVILS POINT
Devils Point Bahamas 1969 postmark

26mm CDS - 26 Feb 1969

DRIGGS HILL
Driggs Hill Bahamas

30mm CDS - 30 Oct 1965

DUNDAS TOWN

EIGHT MILE ROCK
Eight Mile Rock Bahamas 1970 postmark

25mm CDS - 29 Oct 1970

FAIRFIELD
Fairfield Bahamas 1964 postmark

26mm CDS - 07 Feb 1964

FARMER'S CAY
Farmers Cay Bahamas 1969 postmark

26mm CDS - 27 Aug 1969

FORBES HILL

FOX HILL
Fox Hill Bahamas 1967 postmark

26mm CDS large letters - 19 Oct 1967

Fox Hill Bahamas

25mm CDS small letters - 4 Feb 1983

FOX TOWN

FREEPORT
Freeport Postmarks are listed on a separate page

FRESH CREEK
Fresh Creek Bahamas 1965 postmark

26mm CDS - 30 Aug 1965

GAMBIER

GEORGE TOWN
George Town 23 Sep 1970

26mm CDS small letters - 23 Sep 1970

George Town 17 May 1971

26mm CDS large letters - 17 May 1971

George Town circa 1971

26mm CDS large letters in blue - circa 1971

George Town 10 Oct 1984

31mm CDS - 10 Oct 1984

GOVERNOR'S HARBOUR
Governors Harbour 29 Dec 1961

25mm CDS in purple - 29 Dec 1961

Governors Habour 17 Jun 1980

25mm CDS + registered cachet - 17 Jun 1980

GRANT'S TOWN
Grants Town Bahamas

26mm CDS - 10 Jan 1969

Grants Town 3 Feb 1971

30mm CDS - 3 Feb 1971

GRAYS
Grays Bahamas 1964 postmark

25mm CDS - 18 Feb 1964

GREAT GUANA CAY
Great Guana Cay 23 Nov 1973

25mm CDS - 23 Nov 1973

Great Guana Cay 13 Oct 1978

50mm x35mm oval date stamp - 13 Oct 1978

GREEN CASTLE
Greencastle 16 Sep 1971

25mm CDS - 16 Sep 1971

GREEN TURTLE CAY
Green Turtle Cay 1978 registered cover

25mm CDS - 27 Jan 1978

GREGORY TOWN

HARBOUR ISLAND
Harbour Island 21 June 1966

25mm CDS - 27 Jun 1966

Harbour Island 13 Dec 1971

30mm CDS - 13 Dec 1971

Harbour Island 17 Nov 197?

38mm CDS - 17 Nov 197?

HATCHET BAY

HIGH ROCK

HOPE TOWN
Hope Town 14 Oct 1964

26mm CDS large letters - 14 Oct 1964

Hope Town 25 Nov 1973

26mm CDS large letters - 25 Nov 1973

Hope Town 2 Jan 1980

28mm x 43mm oval DS - 2 Jan 1980

INAGUA
Hope Town 2 Jan 1980

30mm CDS - 25 Aug 1978

INDUSTRIOUS HILL
Industrious Hill 11 Jun 1971

30mm CDS - 11 Jun 1971

JAMES CISTERN
James Cistern 7 Dec 1965

30mm CDS - 7 Dec 1965

KEMP'S BAY

KNOWLES
Knowles 28 Jun 1966

26mm CDS - 28 Jun 1966

LANDRAIL POINT

LITTLE BAY
Little Bay 1978 postmark

25mm CDS - 01 Aug 1978

LONG BAY CAYS

LONG CAY

LOVELY BAY
Lovely Bay Bahamas 1964 postmark

25mm CDS - Sep 1964 (day not showing)

LOWE SOUND

LOWER DEADMANS CAY

LOWER BOGUE
Lower Bogue 1970 postmark

25mm CDS - 06 Apr 1970

MACKEY STREET

Mackey Street Bahamas

Machine cancel - 3 Jan 1961

MAJOR'S CAY

MAN-OF-WAR CAY
Man of War Cay Bahamas postmark 1968

25mm CDS - 29 May 1968

MANGROVE CAY

MARSH HARBOUR
Marsh Harbour 1964 postmark

25mm CDS - 24 Apr 1964

MASTIC POINT
Mastic Point 1966 postmark

25mm CDS - 11 Feb 1966

MATTHEW TOWN

MCLEANS TOWN

MOORES ISLAND

MORTIMERS

MOSS TOWN

MOUNT THOMPSON

NASSAU
Nassau 1957 postmark CDS

28mm CDS - 01 Feb 1957

Nassau Bahamas 1962 machine cancel postmark

Machine cancel - 25 Sep 1962

Nassau Bahamas 25mm CDS

25mm CDS - 14 Jun 1963

Nassau Bahamas 30mm CDS

30mm CDS - 16 Sep 1963

Nassau Bahamas 1963 postmark

Machine cancel (no slogan) - 20 Sep 1963 - error part upside down

Nassau Bahamas Golf slogan postmark 1971

Machine cancel - 9 Dec 1971 - Slogan "Bahamas / National Open & / National Golf Week / Dec 6th - 12th 1971"

Nassau Bahamas 1977 postmark

Machine cancel (wavy lines on left) - 15 Sep 1977

Nassau Bahamas Parcel Post postmark 1979

Parcel Post postmark 30mm CDS - 25 Sep 1979

Nassau Bahamas 1980 slogan postnmark

Machine cancel - 1 May 1980 - Slogan "Census 1990 / Help Hahamas / Count"

Nassau Bahamas 1981 slogan postmark

Machine cancel - 11 Nov 1981 - Slogan "Post Early / For / Christmas"

Nassau Bahamas 1981 slogan postmark

Machine cancel - 29 Dec 1981 - Slogan "Seasons / Greetings"

Nassau Bahamas 1983 postage paid postmark

Postage Paid machine cancel used as postmark - 07 Jan 1983

NICOLL'S TOWN
Nicolls Town 1969 postmark

25mm CDS - 14 Mar 1969

NORTH PALMETTO POINT
North Palmetto Point 1968 postmark

25mm CDS - 04 Jun 1968

OLD BIGHT

ORANGE CREEK

OWENS TOWN

PIRATES' WELL

PLEASANT BAY
Pleasant Bay 1969 CDS postmark

26mm CDS - 14 Apr 1969 - error on datestamp

POMPEY BAY
Pompey Bay Bahamas 1966 CDS postmark

25mm CDS - 25 Jul 1966

PORT HOWE

RAGGED ISLAND

ROCK SOUND
Rock Sound 27 April 1972

30mm CDS - 27 Apr 1972

ROLLE TOWN

ROLLEVILLE

ROSES
Roses Bahamas 1983 CDS postmark

25mm CDS - 2 Jul 1963

RUM CAY

SALINA POINT

SALT POND

SAM MCKINNONS

SAN ANDROS

SAN SALVADOR
San Salvador Bahamas

26mm CDS - 21 Apr 1966

SANDY POINT

SCRUB HILL

SEYMOURS

SAVANNAH SOUND

SHIRLEY STREET
Shirley Street Bahamas

25mm CDS - 23 Oct 1981

SIMMS
Simms Bahamas 1964 postmark

25mm CDS - 23 May 1964

SMITH POINT
Smith Point Bahamas

30mm CDS - 2 Sep (no year) - the stamp appears to cancelled with an indistinct Nassau CDS in 1970 (rest of date unclear)

SNUG CORNER

SOUTH PALMETTO POINT

SPANISH WELLS
Spanish Wells Bahamas

25mm CDS - 19 Mar 1984

SPRING POINT

STANIARD CREEK
Staniard Creek Bahamas 1962 postmark

25mm CDS - 11 Oct 1962

STANIEL CAY

STELLA MARIS

STEVENTON

SWEETINGS CAY

TARPUM BAY
Tarpum Bay Bahamas

25mm CDS - 10 Feb 1970

THE FERRY

THE BIGHT

THE BLUFF

THE CURRENT

TREASURE CAY
Treasure Cay Bahamas 1979 oval cancel

28mm x 43mm oval cancel - 5 Sep 1979

TRUE BLUE

UNITED ESTATES

UPPER BOGUE

WEMYSS BIGHT

WEST END
West End Bahamas

Machine cancel - 23 May 1964

WILLIAMS TOWN