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  • 1958 BOAC First Flight Between London and Caracas

    1958 BOAC First Flight Between London and Caracas

    BOAC Britannia Jet-prop airliner First flight from London to Caracas Venezuela via Bermuda. London, Bermuda, Barbados, Trinidad and Caracas service by BOAC Britannia turbo-prop aircraft. This was the first BOAC service to South America since 1954 and the first ever between Europe and South America by a propellor-turbine powered aircraft. Type: First Flight Cover Date:…

  • 1958 9d denomination of Queen Elizabeth II issue

    1958 9d denomination of Queen Elizabeth II issue

    New 9d denomination Date: 6th January 1958 Cachet: “FIRST DAY ISSUE 9d DENOMINATION OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISSUE 6th JANUARY, 1958” Stamp: QEII 9d definitive Sea Venture, Pinnace Deliverance, Easter Lillies, Hog Penny, Perot Provisional Stamp Type: First Day Cover CDS: -6JAN58B HAMILTON BERMUDA Address: F. E. Merrill, Stamp Editor, GREELEY TRIBUNE & REPUBLICAN, Greeley,…

  • 1957 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights Bermuda and USA

    1957 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights Bermuda and USA

    Commemorating the Anniversary of First Passenger Flights between Bermuda and the USA Black Cachet: 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights between Bermuda and The United States 1937 – 1957. Imperial Airways (B.O.A.C.) June 16th, 1937 and Pan American Airways June 17th, 1937 Type: Commemorative Cover CDS: 11-AM 18 JUN 1957 HAMILTON BERMUDA / COME…

  • 1957 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights Bermuda and USA

    1957 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights Bermuda and USA

    Commemorating the Anniversary of First Passenger Flights between Bermuda and the USA Cachet: 20th Anniversary of the First Passenger Flights between Bermuda and The United States 1937 – 1957. Imperial Airways (B.O.A.C.) June 16th, 1937 and Pan American Airways June 17th, 1937 Type: OHMS Commemorative Cover CDS: 17JUN57B HAMILTON BERMUDA Envelope: ON HER MAJESTY’S SERVICE…

  • 1957 The Bermuda Talks

    1957 The Bermuda Talks

    Continuation of the talks Date: 25th March 1957 Type: Commemorative Day Cover CDS: 25MAR57A HARRINGTON SOUND BERMUDA Cachet: The Bermuda Talks 1957 Address: Woodland Road, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA Stamp: QEII definitive 8d Bermuda 8d White-Tailed Tropicbird, Phaethon flavirostris

  • 1957 The Bermuda Talks

    1957 The Bermuda Talks

    Eisenhower Macmillan Bermuda Talks Date: 21st March 1957 Type: Commemorative Day Cover CDS: 21MAR57A ST.GEORGES BERMUDA Cachet: The Bermuda Talks 1957 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE Eisenhower – Macmillan THREE ARROWS Address: John Gmeindl, 3774 E. Whittaker, Cudahy, Wisconsin Stamp: 1½d QEII Bermuda Easter Lily definitive [hr] More Information The second summit conference was held after…

  • 1957 Queen Elizabeth II 3d and 1/3 Definitive Issue

    1957 Queen Elizabeth II 3d and 1/3 Definitive Issue

    Correction of Bermuda map definitives Date: January 2nd 1957 Stamps: Queen Elizabeth II definitives 3d and 1/3 with corrected Die II “Sandys Point” from previously incorrect “Sandy’s Point”. Colour variation. Type: First Day Cover CDS: -2JAN1957D HAMILTON BERMUDA Address: Mr Roger Wells, 7a Great Coates Road, Grimsby, England.

  • 1956 50th Anniversary US Bermuda Ocean Race

    1956 50th Anniversary US Bermuda Ocean Race

    50th Anniversary of the Ocean Race Date: 22nd June 1956 Cachet: FIRST DAY COVER 22nd June, 1956. 50th ANNIVERSARY UNITED STATES – BERMUDA OCEAN YACHT RACE, 1956 Stamps: 8d White Tropic Bird Phaethon Flavirostris and 1/3d Bermuda map overprinted with 50th ANNIVERSARY U S – BERMUDA OCEAN RACE 1956 Type: Registered First Day Cover CDS:…

  • 1956 Postal Cards

    1956 Postal Cards

    QEII new Postal Card stationery Blank post card with pre-printed stamp. Type: Postal Stationery Postal Card Issue date: 1956 Higgins & Gage: #18 red on buff #19 2d blue on buff Text: POST CARD BERMUDA THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE #19 2d blue on buff

  • 1955 8d addition to QEII definitive issues

    1955 8d addition to QEII definitive issues

    White-tailed Tropicbird 8d definitive Date: 16th May 1955 Cachet: First Day Issue 8d Addition to Queen Elizabeth II Issue 16th May, 1955 Stamp: 8d White-Tailed Tropicbird, Phaeton flavirostris Type: First Day Cover CDS: 16MAY55B HAMILTON BERMUDA Registration Label: G.P.O. Hamilton Bermuda No 0807 Address: Mr Roger Wells, 7a Great Coates Road, Grimsby, England [hr] Type:…

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