Tag: King George VI

  • 2013 60th Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    2013 60th Anniversary of Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    Commemorating the Coronation Date: 21st February 2013 Stamps: Bermuda A Celebration of Coronation Commemoratives $1.10 Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2013; 85c King George VI 1937-1952; King George V 1911-1936; King Edward VII 1902-1910; Queen Victoria 1838-1901 Souvenir Sheets Limited Edition Collector Cards Type: Collector Card CDS: 04 21.FEB13 PHILATELIC BUREAU BERMUDA Card: 1953-2013 LIMITED EDITION COLLECTOR…

  • 1999 The Bermuda Postal Service

    1999 The Bermuda Postal Service

    A stamp away from the world Bermuda postal history issue featuring stamps and letter boxes. Date: 7th October 1999 Stamps: 30c Victorian pillar box and Bermuda 1865 1/- stamp; 75c King George V pillar box and 2/- stamp; King George VI wall box and 1938 3d pictorial issue stamp; Queen Elizabeth II pillar box and…

  • Ocean Monarch Paquetbot Bermuda

    Ocean Monarch Paquetbot Bermuda

    Posted on the High Seas on the Ocean Monarch Type: Paquetbot Cover Date: 21st July 1952 CDS: 21JUL52B PAQUETBOT BERMUDA Cachet: OCEAN MONARCH POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS Address: Gustav J. Lund, 3861 Alhambra Way, Martinez, Calif., U.S.A. Stamp: Great Britain 2½d 1851-1951 Festival of Britain About the Ocean Monarch Ocean Monarch was built by…

  • 1949 Universal Postal Union 75th Anniversary Omnibus

    1949 Universal Postal Union 75th Anniversary Omnibus

    Commemorating the 75th anniversray of the UPU Date: 10th October 1949 Cachet Purple and Red: COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION FIRST DAY COVER 10th OCTOBER, 1949 Stamps: 2½d Universal Postal Union 1874-1949 Hermes, Globe and forms of transport; 3d Universal Postal Union 1874-1949 Hemispheres, Jet-powered Vickers and Steamer; 6d Universal Postal Union…

  • 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…

  • Victory

    Victory

    Commemorating the end of World War II A pair of common designed Omnibus stamps issued to celebrate Peace and Victory at the end of the Second World War enscribed “BERMUDA”.

  • 1946 Victory and Peace Omnibus Issue

    1946 Victory and Peace Omnibus Issue

    Bermuda Peace Commemorative Issue Date: 6th November 1946 Stamps: 1½d and 3d Victory Omnibus Issue Type: First Day Cover CDS: -6NOV46B FLATTS BERMUDA Cachet: First Day Cover / QUO FATA FERUNT / Bermuda Peace Commemorative Issue [hr] Type: First Day Cover CDS: -6NOV46A ST. GEORGES BERMUDA Address: Mrs Raymond L. Myers, c/o Ms G. Outerbridge,…

  • 1945 Air Letter 6d Aerogramme

    1945 Air Letter 6d Aerogramme

    Air Mail stationery Air Letter stationery for use for international air mail. Higgins & Gage: F-G2 BY AIR MAIL AIR LETTER IF ANYTHING IS ENCLOSED THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT BY ORDINARY MAIL Colour: Black on grey paper Stamp: Printed King George VI 6d