Tag: 3c

  • MV Sonia Paquebot Valparaiso Chile

    MV Sonia Paquebot Valparaiso Chile

    Bermuda paquebot from Chile Type: Paquebot Cover Date: 9th January 1990 CDS: CORREOS DE CHILE 9ENE 90-18 Cachets: m.v. SONIA M HAMILTON OFF. No. 343028 G.R.T. 11142-50 N.R.T. 5946-73 / MARS LTD. CLARENDON HOUSE, CHURCH STREET, HAMILTON, BERMUDA Signed: A. O. Lightfoot, MASTER Address: MARTIN W. LONGSETH, 417 Wilson Street, Sun Prairie, Wis. 53590 U.…

  • 1986 Bermuda Shipwrecks Part I

    1986 Bermuda Shipwrecks Part I

    First issue of the shipwreck definitves Date: 16th January 1986 Stamps: 3c Constellation Wrecked 1943; 5c Early Riser Wrecked 1876; 10c Curlew Wrecked 1856; 12c Warwick Wrecked 1619; $8 HMS Pallas Wrecked 1783 Type: Official First Day Cover CDS: 16.JAN86A HAMILTON BERMUDA Cachet: Bermuda Shipwrecks PART I. OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER Release date: 16th January…

  • 1978 Bermuda Wildlife Definitive Part I

    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…

  • 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:…

  • 1947 FAM 33 Colonial Airlines New York Washington DC Bermuda

    1947 FAM 33 Colonial Airlines New York Washington DC Bermuda

    First Flight of FAM 33 Hamilton–New York–Washington by Colonial Airlines. Cachet: Purple – WASHINGTON – NEW YORK – COLONIAL AIRLINES INAUGUAL FLIGHT AUGUST 1st 1947 Date: August 1st 1947 Return flight westbound Bermuda to Washington DC CDS: -1AUG47A HAMILTON BERMUDA Address: Mr. Sigmund Janas, President, Colonial Airlines, Inc., 223 Shoreham Building, Washington, D. C. Envelope:…

  • 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,…