Lot 50620 – Special Delivery: 1917 (Apr 14) OHMS envelope sent

Special Delivery: 1917 (Apr 14) OHMS envelope sent Special Delivery from Bahamas to Canada, with 1884-90 1d (very late usage) tied by Nassau “Tourist Section” boxed ds in combination with Canada Special Delivery 10c tied by violet 2-line ds, with “NOT FOUND”, Dead Letter Office ds and Toronto ds, some soiling, a rare usage Note: The special delivery service using Bahamas stamps was abrogated by Canada in December 1916. So Canadian special delivery stamps had to be used as shown on this cover with the first 10c stamp (used until 1920) cancelled on arrival.