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Author: Neil Rigby
1937 Relief of C in C America and West Indies Station HMS York
Change of Commander in Chief of the America and West Indies Station Vice-Admiral Sidney Julius Meyrick, C. B. relieves Admiral the Honourable Sir Matthew W. Best, KCB, CMG, DSO, as C in C America and West Indies Station on board H. M. S. “YORK” Type: Commemorative Cover Date: 24th May 1937 Cachet: Vice-Admiral Sidney Julius…
1937 The Royal Navy Honours their Majesties on Coronation Day
The Royal Navy Commemorates Coronation Day The Royal Navy Honours Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day May 12 1937. Date: 14th May 1937 Cachet: The Royal Navy Honours Their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their Coronation Day May 12 1937 / Rear – Gold Seal CORONATION 1937…
1937 Coronation King George VI
Bermuda Coronation First Day Cover Bermuda issued an omnibus issue to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI on 12th May 1937. Date: 14th May 1937 Common Cachet: Stamped – CORONATION KING GEORGE VI. FIRST DAY COVER Stamps: Omnibus issue 12th May 1937 BERMUDA 1d, 1½d and 2½d Type: First Day Cover CDS: 14MAY37C HAMILTON…
1937 USS Case DD-370 Shakedown Cruise
Commemorating the shakedown cruise Date: April 19th 1937 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: APR 19 1937 A.M. U.S.S. CASE HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: COMMEMORATING the Shakedown Cruise OF THE U.S.S. CASE, DD-370 Commisioned at Boston Navy Yard On September 15, 1936 SPONSOR USCS 1280 Reverse Cachet: Frederick Horton U.S.C.S #1280 P.O. Box 390 Port Chester, N.Y Address:…
1936 The Royal Navy send Birthday Greetings to King George VI
Birthday greetings to the new King Date: 27th October 1936 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: 14.DEC36? IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA / 14 DEC 1936 MAIL OFFICE H.M.S. “APOLLO” Cachet: The Royal Navy sends Birthday Greetings to His Majesty King George 6 December 14, 1936 Address: Mrs. C.C. Jones, Box 233, Ballardvale, Massachusetts U.S.A Stamp: 1½d South Shore…
SS Monarch of Bermuda Paquebot New York
Posted on the High Seas Type: Commemorative Paquebot Cover Date: 4th December 1936 CDS: S.S. MONARCH OF BERMUDA POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS and DEC 4 NEW YORK N.Y. PAQUEBOT Cachet: TRANSATLANTIC SEAPOST 1906 – 1936 / Sponsored by Admiral Beatty Chapter 46 Hamilton Bermuda / With John Rodgers Chapter 26 Honolulu Hawaii U.S.C.S /…
1936 HMS Apollo joins with the US Navy for Navy Day
Celebrating Navy Day 1936 Date: 27th October 1936 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: 27.OCT36? IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA / 27 OCT 1936 MAIL OFFICE H.M.S. “APOLLO” Cachet: H.M.S. “Apollo” joins with the U. S. Navy Oct. 27 1936 in celebrating Navy Day. Cachet by Admiral Beatty Chapter, U.S.C.S. In compliment to National Cover Week Address: John Edward…
1936 HMS Dragon pays tribute to HMS Valerian
10th Anniversary of HMS Valerian foundering in a hurricane off Bermuda Type: Commemorative Cover Date: 22nd October 1936 CDS: 22OCT36A IRELAND ISLAND BERMUDA / H.M.S. DRAGON 22 OCT 1936 Cachet: His Majesty’s Ship “Dragon” pays tribute to H.M.S “Valerian” on the 10th Anniversary of her foundering in a hurricane off Bermuda – October 22, 1926…
1936 USS Pike submarine shakedown cruise
US Submarine Pike visits Bermuda on its shakedown cruise Type: Warship Cover CDS: AUG 15 1936 P.M. U.S.S. PIKE. HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: SHAKEDOWN CRUISE U.S. SUBMARINE PIKE 1936 NEW YORK, JACKSONVILLE, NASSAU, TAMPA, PORT ARTHUR, VERA CRUZ, HAVANA, GUANTANAMO BAY, ST. THOMAS, HAMILTON, NEW LONDON, NEWPORT / ANCS ARGONAUTS Address: Eugene L. Mueller, 8012 Kimbark…
1936 King George V Pictorial Issue
New King George V pictorials Stamps depicting various scenes around Bermuda. Date: 14th April 1936 Cachet: PICTORIAL ISSUE FIRST DAY COVER 14th. APRIL 1936 BERMUDA Stamps: ½d Red Hole, Paget; 1d South Shore; 1½d South Shore and 2d Yacht Lucie; 2½d Grape Bay, Paget Parish; 3d Point House, Warwick Parish; 6d Gardener’s Cottage, Par-la-Ville, Hamilton;…