Tag: 12c

  • 1979 Bermuda Wildlife Definitive Part II

    1979 Bermuda Wildlife Definitive Part II

    Additional values for the wildlife definitives Date: 19th February 1979 Stamps: 7c Whistling Frog Eleutherodactylus johnstonei; 10c Spiny Lobster Panlirus argus; 12c Land Crab Gecarcinus lateralis; 15c Lizard (Skink) Eumerces longirostris; 30c Monarch Butterfly Danus plexippus; $3 Green Turtle Chelonis mydas Type: First Day Cover CDS: 19FEB79B HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: BERMUDA WILDLIFE DEFINITIVE PART II…

  • 1976 Tall Ships International Sail Training Races

    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…

  • 1970 Bermuda Flower Issue Definitives

    1970 Bermuda Flower Issue Definitives

    Flowers definitive issues first day cover Date: 6th July 1970 Cachet: FIRST DAY BERMUDA FLOWER ISSUE JULY 6th, 1970 Stamps: 1c Spathiphyllium; 2c Bottlebrush; 3c Oleanda; 4c Bermudiana; 5c Poinsettia; 6c Hibiscus; 9c Cereus; 10c Bougainvillea; 12c Jacaranda; 15c Passion Flower; 18c Coralita; 24c Morning Glory; 30c Tecoma; 36c Angel’s Trumpet; 60c Plumbago; $1.20 Bird…

  • 1970 Buildings of Bermuda Decimal Overprint

    1970 Buildings of Bermuda Decimal Overprint

    Decimalisation of the Buildings Definitives Date: 6th February 1970 Cachet: BERMUDA DECIMAL OVERPRINT FIRST DAY OF ISSUE FEBRUARY 6th, 1970 Stamps: 1c on 1d The Old Rectory, St. George’s c.1730; 2c on 2d Church of St. Peter, St. George’s; 3c on 3d Government House, 1892; 4c The Cathedral, Hamilton, 1894; 5c on 5d H.M. Dockyard;…

  • 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:…