Tag: World War II

  • 2000 Royal Birthdays

    2000 Royal Birthdays

    Celebrating Royal birthdays Date: 7th August 2000 Stamps: 30c Prince William; 40c Duke of York; 50c Princess Royal; 70c Princess Margaret and $1 Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Official First Day Cover CDS: 07AUG200A HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: BERMUDA Royal Birthdays OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER Release Date 7 August 2000 Address: Postmaster General Bermuda Reverse: Magnifying…

  • 1993 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force

    1993 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force

    Commemorating the 75 years of the RAF Date: 1st April 1993 Stamps: 75th ANNIVERSARY of the ROYAL AIR FORCE 1918-1993 25c CONSOLIDATED CATALINA; 60c SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE; 75c BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER and $2 HANDLEY PAGE HALIFAX Official First Day Cover CDS: 01.APR93A HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: BERMUDA 75th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force 1918-1993 / Release Date:…

  • 1966 Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Commemoration Omnibus

    1966 Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill Commemoration Omnibus

    Commemorating Winston Churchill Date: 24th January 1966 Cachet: WINSTON LEONARD SPENCER CHURCHILL 1874 – 1965 OMNIBUS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE FIRST DAY COVER JANUARY 24th, 1966 Stamps: BERMUDA 3d, 6d, 10d, 1/3 Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill 1874-1965 Omnibus Issue Official First Day Cover Printed Cachet: OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER 1874 – 1965 SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL KG, PC,…

  • 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…

  • 1941 Censor Cover

    1941 Censor Cover

    Wartime censorship of letter Type: Censor Cover Date: 12th May 1941 CDS: 12MAY41B ST. GEORGES BERMUDA Hand Stamps: T BERMUDA and CENTIMES 150 (Tax markings) Censor Label: B.C.1. OPENED BY EXAMINER 449 Label: AIR MAIL Address: Mrs Annette Sandilli, 71 Huyler Street, Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S.A. Stamps: King George VI definitive pictorials 1½d Ships in…

  • 1941 American Base Forces APO 802 First Day Postal Service

    1941 American Base Forces APO 802 First Day Postal Service

    Commemorating the First Day of the Postal Service Type: Commemorative Cover Date: 5th May 1941 CDS: AMERICAN BASE FORCES A.P.O. 802 MAY 5 5PM 1941 (front) SOUTH ENOLA MAY 9 1941 A.M. PA. (reverse) Cachet: First Day Postal Service Address: L. J. HEIM, South Enola, Pennsylvania Stamp: United States Postage 2c Two Cents De Catur…

  • Marine Det Bermuda BR First Day Postal Service

    Marine Det Bermuda BR First Day Postal Service

    Commemorating the First Day Postal Service Date: 7th April 1941 Type: Official First Day Cover CDS: APR 7 A.M. 1941 MARINE SET. BERMUDA BR Cachet: UNITED STATES POSTMARKS – FIRST DAY POSTAL SERVICE – OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER – NATIONAL CACHET SOCIETY Address: Rev. Edw. Chapuran, 1430 So. 14 Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Stamps: United States…