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1979 Bermupex 79
Bermuda Philatelic Society A series of stamp shows held in Bermuda from 1974 to 1980. Date: 17th February 1979 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: BERMUPEX 79 17.2.79 HOLIDAY INN BERMUDA Stamp: 20c Coralita definitive. Holiday Inn Bermuda The Holiday Inn Hotel opened in 1973 in St George’s on a hill top close to the St. Catherine’s…
1978 Bermuda Wildlife Definitive Part I
New definitive wildlife issue Date: 15th November 1978 Stamps: 3c White-Tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus; 4c White-Eyed Vireo Vireo Griseus bermudianus; 5c Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialus; 8c Cardinal (Redbird) Cardinalis cardinalis and $5 Bermuda Petrel (Cahow) Pterodroma cahow Type: Official First Day Cover Cachet: BERMUDA WILDLIFE DEFINITIVE PART I. offical first day cover /release date: 15.11.78…
1978 25th Anniversary of Coronation
Commemorating 25th Anniversary of Coronation H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Commemorating the Twenty Fifth Anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1953-1978 Bermuda First Day of Issue Date: 28th August 1978 Stamps: 8c Great Seal – Queen Elizabeth I; 50c Great Seal – Queen Elizabeth II; and $1 H.M Queen Elizabeth II Official…
1977 Bermuda Piloting
Celebrating the skills of the Bermuda Pilots Date: 26th September 1977 Stamps: 5c Heaving the lead – 17th Century Ship approaching Castle Island; 15c King’s pilot leaving ship – 1795; 17c Pilot Gigs racing out to 19th Century Paddle Steamer, 20c Pilot Gigs and “Harvest Queen” – late 19th Century; and 40c Modern Pilot Cutter.…
1977 Centenary of Membership of the Universal Postal Union
Centenary of UPU Membership Date: 20th June 1977 Stamps: CENTENARY OF U.P.U MEMBERSHIP 5c Stockdale House, St. George’s c. 1784-1812; 15c Perot Post Office; 17c St. George’s Post Office c. 1860; 20c Old General Post Office, Hamilton c. 1935; 40c New G.P.O Hamilton, 1967 Type: Official First Day Cover CDS: 20JUN77B HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: 1877-1977…
1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
Commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II Date: 7th February 1977 Stamps: 5c Her Majesty at Queens View; 20c The St. Edward Crown and $1 …sits down in her Chair of Estate Official First Day Cover Cachet: Silver Jubilee 1952-1977. Bermuda Official First Day Cover – 7th Feb 1977 Type: Official First Day Cover…
1976 75th Anniversary Cricket Cup Match 1902-1976
Commemorating the Cricket Cup Match in 1902 Date: 16th August 1976 Cachet: FIRST DAY ISSUE 75th Anniversary CUP MATCH 16th AUGUST, 1976 Stamps: 5c Silver Trophy and Club Flags, 17c Badge and Pavilion St. George’s Club; 20c Badge and Pavilion Somerset Club and 25c Somerset ground. All 75th Anniversary Cricket Cup Match Somerset vs St. George’s…
1976 Tall Ships International Sail Training Races
Commemorating the Tall Ships Race 1st Race Plymouth-Tenerife 1,450 miles. 2nd Race Tenerife-Bermuda 2,530 miles. 3rd Race Bermuda-Newport 635 miles. Parade Newport-New York. Date: 15th June 1976 Handstamped Cachet: FIRST DAY OF ISSUE “TALL SHIPS RACE” 15th JUNE, 1976 Stamps: 5c Christian Radich Norway (cadet ship); 12c Juan Sebastian de Elcano Spain (cadet schooner); 17c…
1976 50th Anniversary of the Bermuda Biological Station
Commemorating the 50 years of Biological Station Type: Official First Day Cover Date: 29th March 1976 Cachet: Stamped – First Day of Issue 50th Anniversary Bermuda Biological Station 29th March, 1976 Stamps: 5c Launching of the Bathysphere from the Ready; 17c Bermuda Biological Station; 20c H.M.S. Challenger, 1873 and 25c Beebe’s Bathysphere descent off Bermuda,…
1975 Bermupex 75
Bermuda Philatelic Society A series of stamp shows held in Bermuda from 1974 to 1980. In 1975 the venue was the Southampton Princess Hotel. Date: 29th November 1975 Type: Commemorative Cover Cachet: BERMUPEX 75 Bermuda Philatelic Society CDS: BERMUPEX ’75 29.11.75 SOUTHAMPTON BERMUDA Label: BERMUPEX–75, SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA Number: N0 1063 Stamp: 5c Poinsettia definitive. Southampton…
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