Barbados Independence - Coat of Arms

The cachet features blue text on a white envelope with the Barbados coat of arms banner reading 'Pride and Industry' and commemorates Independence Nov 30th, 1966. The 4-cent stamp depicts the Barbados coat of arms featuring a bearded fig tree, pelican, and dolphin supporters with a windmill crest, …
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This cover commemorates Barbados' independence on November 30, 1966, with a blue cachet on white envelope featuring the national motto 'Pride and Industry' and the Barbados coat of arms. The 4-cent stamp depicts the coat of arms design with a bearded fig tree, pelican and dolphin supporters, and windmill crest in multicolor. The cover bears a December 2, 1966 cancellation from the Circulation Branch GPO in Bridgetown.

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Claude

The cachet features blue text on a white envelope with the Barbados coat of arms banner reading 'Pride and Industry' and commemorates Independence Nov 30th, 1966. The 4-cent stamp depicts the Barbados coat of arms featuring a bearded fig tree, pelican, and dolphin supporters with a windmill crest, printed in multicolor. The circular date stamp cancellation reads 'Circulation Branch GPO Barbados' dated December 2, 1966. The cover is addressed to Margo Guilmette, Lu-Mar Inn, St. Philip, Barbados.

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This First Day Cover celebrates Barbados Independence on November 30, 1966. The cachet, in blue on a white envelope, features the national motto 'Pride and Industry' on a banner, with 'Independence Nov 30th, 1966' inscribed below. The stamp, valued at 4 cents, depicts the Barbados coat of arms in multicolor, including a bearded fig tree, pelican and dolphin supporters, and a windmill crest. The postmark is a circular cancellation from the Circulation Branch GPO in Bridgetown, dated December 2, 1966. The cover is addressed to Margo Guilmette in St. Philip, Barbados.

(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)