Tag: 1948

  • 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

    2008 Beijing Olympic Games

    Commemorating Beijing 2008 Date: 23rd July 2008 Stamps: Bermuda 10c Sprinting; 35c Swimming; 70c Equestrian and 85c Sailing Official First Day Cover Type: Official First Day Cover CDS: PEROT POST OFFICE 02 23.JUL08A BERMUDA Cachet: BERMUDA POST OFFICE Official First Day Cover Beijing 2008 Release Date: 23 July, 2008 Address: Postmaster General Bermuda Liner GAMES…

  • 1949 Perot Centenary Issue

    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…

  • 1948 Silver Wedding Anniversary

    1948 Silver Wedding Anniversary

    25 years of marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Date: 1st December 1948 Type: First Day Cover CDS: -1DEC48C ST. GEORGE’S BERMUDA Cachet: First Day Cover 25 Silver Wedding Anniversary, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth 1923 – 1948 Address: Antilles Stamp Co., P.O. Box 59, St. George’s, Bermuda, B.W.I. Stamps: KGVI 1923-1948…

  • 1948 First Flight Trans-Canada Airlines Hamilton Montreal Toronto

    1948 First Flight Trans-Canada Airlines Hamilton Montreal Toronto

    Inaugural flight to Canada Hamilton–Montreal–Toronto by Trans-Canada Airlines. Cachet in violet. Poste Restante letters were backstamped 3 May at Montreal but no backstamp applied at Toronto. The service was bi-weekly with Canadair Four North Stars – one service to and from Montreal and one to and from Toronto. Type: First Flight Date: 1st May 1948…