Tag: November

  • 1953 Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue

    1953 Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue

    First definitve stamps of the new Queen Date: 9th November 1953 Common Cachet: ER Queen Elizabeth II Issue FIRST DAY ISSUE 9th NOVEMBER, 1953 Stamps: ½d Bermuda Easter Lilies, 1d Perot Provisional and Arms of Bermuda, 1½d Bermuda Easter Liy, 2d Victory II Bermuda Racing Dinghy, 2½d Sir George Somers and Sea Venture, 3d Map…

  • 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,…

  • 1941 Naval Operating Base Bermuda BR

    1941 Naval Operating Base Bermuda BR

    United States Navy US Naval Air Base First official mail was sent on 14th July 1941. The Marine Barracks NOB Bermuda was opened after the Marine Detachment Bermuda was closed on July 13th 1941. This base was part of the Land Lease program which exchanged British Bases for US Ships. Type: Patriotic Cover Date: 9th…

  • 1937 Bermuda to Baltimore Imperial Airways First Flight

    1937 Bermuda to Baltimore Imperial Airways First Flight

    First official Bermuda-Baltimore air mail service by Imperial Airways Type: First Flight Cover Date: 18th November 1937 CDS: 3-PM 18 NOV 1937 HAMILTON BERMUDA – COME TO BERMUDA THE ISLES OF REST Backstamp: None Cachet: PAN AMERICAN PAA AIRWAYS SYSTEM 135 EAST 42nd STREET, NEW YORK CITY / FIRST AIR MAIL Bermuda to Baltimore VIA…

  • 1937 HMS Apollo with the Cortege of the Late Ramsay McDonald

    1937 HMS Apollo with the Cortege of the Late Ramsay McDonald

    Commemorating HMS Apollo departing Bermuda Date: 16th November 1937 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: 16NOV37A IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA / 16 NOV 1937 MAIL OFFICE H.M.S. “APOLLO” Cachet: H.M.S. “Apollo” Departs Bermuda for Plymouth, England with the cortege of the late Rt. Hon. J. Ramsay McDonald Address: R.L Burkholder, 521 West Seaside Boulevard, Long Beach, California U.S.A…

  • First World War Censor Cover

    First World War Censor Cover

    Censor cover to the USA Type: Censor Cover Date: 30th November 1914 CDS: 30NOV14-B11–AM HAMILTON BERMUDA Hand Stamps: Triangular ‘PASSED POSTAL CENSOR BERMUDA’ Address: Miss M. F. Atwood, Hotel Warwick, S. Carolina Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.A Stamps: King George V Ship Type ½d and 2 x 1d Envelope Emboss: AB Hollis, Lily Bank,…