1938 King George VI Pictorial Issue

New King George VI pictorials

Stamps depicting various scenes around Bermuda to replace the King George V versions.

Date: 20th January 1938
Cachet: FIRST DAY COVER JANUARY 20, 1938 BERMUDA
Stamps: 1d South Shore; 1½d South Shore; 2d Yacht Lucie (light blue and sepia);  2½d Grape Bay, Paget Parish; 3d St David’s Lighthouse (black and rose red), Warwick Parish; 1/- Grape Bay, Paget Parish. Later issues: 2½d Grape Bay (light blue and sepia black), 3d St David’s Lighthouse (black and deep blue) and 7½d White-tailed Tropic Bird

CDS: 20JAN38C HAMILTON BERMUDA
Cachet: First Day Cover January 20, 1938 Bermuda King George VI Pictorial Stamps QUO FATA FERUNT
Address: William E. Waters Esq., c/o Merchant & Evans, Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Penn.
Backstamp: 21JAN38C HAMILTON BERMUDA

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CDS: 20JAN38A HAMILTON BERMUDA
Cachet: First Day Cover January 20, 1938 Bermuda King George VI Pictorial Stamps QUO FATA FERUNT
Address: Miss Edna Caule??, c/o Mrs Edgar H Grantham, 54 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn, New York U.S.A
Registration Label: HAMILTON, BERMUDA No 0036
Backstamps: JAN 28 1938 BROOKLYN N.Y. (REG. SEC. TOUR 2) / 1.28 1938 NEW YORK, N.Y. REG’Y. DIV. / JAN 29 1938 BROOKLYN, N.Y. (TIMES PLAZA STA.) REGISTERED / 1.28 1938 NEW YORK, N.Y. REG’Y. DIV.

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CDS: 20JAN38C HAMILTON BERMUDA
Address: Mr C. C. Gunn, 3 Gordon Terrace, Boaz Island
Backstamp: 21JAN38A IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA

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CDS: 20JAN38B ST. GEORGE’S BERMUDA
Address: Mrs. F.C. Outerbridge, “Grey Hall”, St. George’s, Bermuda

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CDS: 20JAN38B HAMILTON BERMUDA
Address: C. M. Wells, P.O. Box 533, Hamilton

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CDS: 20JAN38B HAMILTON BERMUDA
Address: Mr. J.O.L Spurling, Supt. THE B.E.L.P.&.T.CO.LTD. Somerset.
Backstamp: 20JAN38C MANGROVE BAY BERMUDA