Tag: 1848

1980 Rowland Hill and The Penny Post

140 years since the introduction of The Penny Post Date: 25th February 1980 Stamps: 8c Perot Provisional and Penny Black; 20c Perot Provisional and Rowland Hill; 25c Perot Provisional and early letter and 50c Perot Provisional and PAID 1 Type: Official First Day Cover CDS: 25FEB80B PEROT POST OFFICE BERMUDA Cachet: BERMUDA OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER…

February 25, 1980
1970 Buildings of Bermuda Decimal Overprint

Decimalisation of the Buildings Definitives Date: 6th February 1970 Cachet: BERMUDA DECIMAL OVERPRINT FIRST DAY OF ISSUE FEBRUARY 6th, 1970 Stamps: 1c on 1d The Old Rectory, St. George’s c.1730; 2c on 2d Church of St. Peter, St. George’s; 3c on 3d Government House, 1892; 4c The Cathedral, Hamilton, 1894; 5c on 5d H.M. Dockyard;…

February 6, 1970
1962 Buildings of Bermuda Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue

New definitive issue – Buildings of Bermuda Date: 26th October 1962 Stamped Cachet: ERII DEFINITIVE ISSUE BUILDINGS OF BERMUDA FIRST DAY COVER 26TH OCTOBER, 1962 Stamps: Bermuda 1d The Old Rectory, St. George’s, c.1730; 2d Church of St. Peter, St. George’s; 3d Government House, 1892; 4d The Cathedral, Hamilton, 1894; 5d H.M. Dockyard; 6d W.B.…

October 26, 1962
1949 Perot Centenary Issue

Centenenary of the First Postage Stamp – The Perot Stamp Type: First Day Cover Stamped cachet: PEROT CENTENARY ISSUE / FIRST DAY COVER 11th APRIL 1949, BERMUDA Stamps: 2½d, 3d and 6d Perot Provisional and Easter Lilies THE PEROT STAMP CENTENARY OF FIRST POSTAGE STAMP CDS: 11APR49C ST. GEORGES BERMUDA Printed cachet: First Day Cover…

April 11, 1949
Perot Provisional

Bermuda’s first stamps Bermuda’s first postage stamps were produced locally in 1848 by Hamilton postmaster William B. Perot, consisting of the words “HAMILTON BERMUDA” in a circle, with the year and Perot’s signature in the middle. Known as the Perot provisionals and only eleven are still known to exist and The Queen has three of…

March 1, 1848