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1941 King George VI 2½d Pictorial Issue
New additional 2½d value added Date: 18th December 1941 Stamp: King George VI 2½d Grape Bay CDS: 18DEC41B ST. GEORGES BERMUDA Address Mr F. Collins Outerbridge, St. George’s, Bermuda
1941 King George VI 7½d Pictorial Issue
New Seven Pence Half-Penny definitive Date: 18th December 1941 Stamp: King George VI BERMUDA 7½d Pictorial Issue featuring White-tailed Tropicbird, Arms of Bermuda and native flower Type: First Day Cover CDS: 18DEC41A HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: 7½d FIRST DAY COVER BERMUDA 18th DEC. 1941 featuring two clippers in purple Label: TRANS-ATLANTIC AIR MAIL VIA PAN AMERICAN…
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 King George VI 3d Pictorial Issue
New stamp added to the Pictorial Issue Date: 16th July 1941 Stamp: 3d King George VI Pictorial featuring St David’s Lighthouse Type: First Day Cover CDS: 16JUL41B ST. GEORGES BERMUDA Address: Donald Outerbridge, York Street, St. George’s, Bermuda Stamps: 3d Block of four printer marginal “BRADBURY, WILKINSON & Co., Ltd., NEW MALDEN, SURREY, ENGLAND” and…
1941 Flag Day US Army American Base Forces
Commemorative day at APO 802 Date: 14th June 1941 CDS: AMERICAN BASE FORCES, A. P. O. 802 Cachet: “FLAG DAY” / UNITED STATES ARMY / AMERICAN BASE FORCES / A. P. O. NO. 802 – A / BERMUDA / R. C. D. 70 Address: H. E. Upleger, 1429 West 83rd Street, Los Angeles, California Stamp:…
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
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
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…
1939 Acceptance of Azores Souvenir Mail to Bermuda via PAA Southern Route
PAA US – Europe Southern Route Date: 24th September 1939 CDS: CORR0ETELo HORTA 24.SET.39 Cachet: PRIMEIRO VOO TRANS-ATLANTICO HORTA-BERMUDA / HORTA, FAIAL, ACORES Address: Mr. R.A. Mackey, c/o Western Union, Horta, Fayal, Azores. Label: Par Avion By Air Mail FORM 2978 Typed: FIRST MAIL-FLIGHT / VIA HORTA BERMUDA Stamps: Portugal Correio Aereo 1$75; 1$00 and…
1939 Pan Am First Transatlantic Airmail Northern Route
First Transatlantic Airmail First acceptance of mail via New York – Southampton service (northern route). The Boeing 314 Yankee Clipper flew across the Atlantic on a route from Southampton to Port Washington, New York with enroute stops at Foynes, Ireland, Botwood, Newfoundland, and Shediac, New Brunswick. The inaugural trip flew on June 24th 1939. Pan…
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