Category: King George VI

  • 1937 Bermuda to New York Air Service RMA Cavalier First Flight

    1937 Bermuda to New York Air Service RMA Cavalier First Flight

    Commemorating the first flight between Bermuda and New York Cavalier was a Short Empire flying boat with the registration G-ADUU that had been launched on 21 November 1936 and delivered to Imperial Airways. In 1937, Imperial Airways and Pan American World Airways opened up a New York-Bermuda-London flying-boat passenger service. Imperial Airways used Cavalier on…

  • 1937 America and West Indies Squadron Annual Summer Cruise HMS York

    America and West Indies Squadron Annual Summer Cruise Date: 10th June 1937 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: Not legible Cachet: H.M.S. “YORK” FLAGSHIP America and West Indies Squadron Depart Bermuda ON ANNUAL SUMMER CRUISE June 10, 1937 Stamped: H.M.S YORK JUNE 10 1937 Address: J.E. Shipp, 932 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena, California Stamp: 1½d Coronation omnibus…

  • 1937 The Royal Navy Honours their Majesties on Coronation Day

    1937 The Royal Navy Honours their Majesties on Coronation Day

    The Royal Navy Commemorates Coronation Day The Royal Navy Honours Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day May 12 1937. Date: 14th May 1937 Cachet: The Royal Navy Honours Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day May 12 1937 / Rear – Gold Seal CORONATION 1937…

  • 1937 Coronation King George VI

    1937 Coronation King George VI

    Bermuda Coronation First Day Cover Bermuda issued an omnibus issue to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: 14th May 1937 Common Cachet: Stamped – CORONATION KING GEORGE VI. FIRST DAY COVER Stamps: Omnibus issue 12th May 1937 BERMUDA 1d, 1½d and 2½d Type: First Day Cover CDS: 14MAY37C HAMILTON…

  • 1936 The Royal Navy send Birthday Greetings to King George VI

    Birthday greetings to the new King Date: 27th October 1936 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: 14.DEC36? IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA / 14 DEC 1936 MAIL OFFICE H.M.S. “APOLLO” Cachet: The Royal Navy sends Birthday Greetings to His Majesty King George 6 December 14, 1936 Address: Mrs. C.C. Jones, Box 233, Ballardvale, Massachusetts U.S.A Stamp: 1½d South Shore…