Author: Neil Rigby

  • 1936 Visit of US Navy submarine USS Shark SS-174

    1936 Visit of US Navy submarine USS Shark SS-174

    USS Shark (SS-174) 1936-1942 – first US Navy all-welded submarine Type: Military Cover Date: 22nd March 1936 CDS: MAR 22 1936 U. S. S. SHARK. HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: M. R. HALL No. 10 1767 BEDFORD ROAD COLUMBUS, – OHIO AMERICAN NAVAL CANCELLATION SOCIETY Markings: SS174 and R?8GAP-*YS>FBC?/UK065TWZNHQ (reverse – may be code?) Address: Fred Blanchard,…

  • 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V

    1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V

    Omnibus issue for the Silver Jubilee of King George V Date: 6th May 1935 Stamps: BERMUDA 1910-1935 POSTAGE & REVENUE with Windsor Castle – 1d deep blue and scarlet, 1½d ultramarine and grey, 2½d brown and deep blue, 1/- slate and purple. Type: First Day Cover CDS: -6MAY35 HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: Commemorating the Silver Jubilee of the…

  • 1934 Navy Day Bermuda greets the US Navy

    1934 Navy Day Bermuda greets the US Navy

    Bermuda greets the US Navy in Navy Day 1934 Type: Commemorative Cover Date: 27th October 1934 Stamps: ¼d block of four Sea Venture definitives. ½d Sea Venture definitive. CDS: 27OCT34C WARWICK WEST BERMUDA Address: Lewis Green, 32 So. Dean Ave., Trenton, N. J., U. S. A. [hr] CDS: 27OCT34C [NOT CLEAR] BERMUDA Address: Edison F.…

  • 1925 Second Special Flight of the Airship USS Los Angeles

    1925 Second Special Flight of the Airship USS Los Angeles

    Bermuda first overseas airmail Date: 22nd April 1925 CDS: Front – Blue and unclear. Cachet: Stamped – BERMUDA FIRST OVERSEAS AIRMAIL. Typed – By Air Mail by Air Ship Los Angeles from Bermuda to Lakehurst N. J. Address: Mr A. C. Roessler, 140 South Parkway, East Orange, N. J., U. S. A. Stamps: 2½d Ship…

  • 1925 Second Special Flight of the Airship USS Los Angeles

    1925 Second Special Flight of the Airship USS Los Angeles

    Official airmail to Bermuda from USA Date: 15th April 1925 CDS: AIR MAIL SERVICE NEW YORK APR 15 1925 Receiving CDS: 22APR25C HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: VIA AIRSHIP LOS ANGELES FROM LAKEHURST, N. J. Address: Mr Joseph Wells, Hotel Belmont Manor, Warwick, Bermuda / The Home of the Postage Stamp, Jackson Heights, New York Stamp: United…

  • 1925 Airmail by Airship Los Angeles from Lakehurst NJ

    1925 Airmail by Airship Los Angeles from Lakehurst NJ

    First special flight of airship USS Los Angeles Date: 20th February 1925 CDS: AIR MAIL SERVICE, NEW YORK FEB 20 1925 Machine Cancel: NEWARK N.J. FEB19 12AM 1925 Cachet: A.C. ROESSLER EAST ORANGE, N.J The WRESTLER 140 SOUT PARKWAY Typed: AIR MAIL BY AIR SHIP LOS ANGELES FROM LAKEHURST NJ Back Stamp: ST. GEORGES BERMUDA…

  • 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,…

  • 1909 Dry Dock Foreign Postal Card

    1909 Dry Dock Foreign Postal Card

    New Edward VII foreign rate postal card Type: Postal Card Foreign Rate Date: 1909 Higgins & Gage: Bermuda #12 BSC: SC12 Colour: Red on buff Text: UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / BERMUDA (LES ISLES BERMUDES) POST CARD / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. Indicium: Drydock 1d

  • 1902 Dry Dock Inland Postal Card

    1902 Dry Dock Inland Postal Card

    New Edward VII halfpenny postal card Type: Postal Card Local Rate Date: 1902 Higgins & Gage: Bermuda #11 BSC: SC11 Colour: Green on buff Text: POST CARD / BERMUDA / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE Indicium: Drydock ½d

  • 1893 New Foreign Postal Cards

    New definitive postal cards with new values Type: Foreign Postal Card Higgins & Gage: Bermuda #9 BSC: SC9a Colour: Carmine on buff Text: UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE / BERMUDA (LES ISLES BERMUDES) POST CARD / THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. Stamps: Victoria definitive 1d [hr] Type: Reply-Paid Foreign Card Higgins & Gage:…