HAMILTON P.O., Bermuda postmark (H5a) in magenta dated AUG 21 1902 on QV 2½d (SG.27b), creases, most elusive. Strikes for 1896-97 are known in violet ink £36
BERMUDA stamps: Litho forgery of the QV 2d in blue fine used. £8
PRIVATE SHIP "NUBIAN" (first voyage), BERMUDA postal history 1884 cover with strip of four QV 1d dull rose (SG.22) tied ST. GEORGES "2" numeral duplex dated A/JA 15 84 to St. John's Wood, London showing red LIVERPOOL/A/JA 29 84/SHIP arrival cds, reverse blue HAMILTON B/JA 15 84 and London JA 30 84 cds.
The "Nubian", in transit from Virginia, on an experimental new service for the Union Line, was announced in the local newspaper as calling at Hamilton on 10th January 1884. The ship arrived five days late and sender added this cover to the mailbag (having already written to same addressee with St. Georges B/JA 10 84 on 4 x QV 1d franking cover marked per "Nubian"). Only two covers are known - one dated JA 10 84 (expected arrival) and JA 15 84 (actual arrival) £725
BERMUDA postal history 1832 faded archive backed entire written "Hamilton 14th Sept 1832" to Darrell & Smith, Halifax, N.S. with poor St. George's 14 SE 1832 fleuron (PM2) rated 8d changed 9 1/10. Only four fleurons recorded on entires to Nova Scotia, all from the same faded correspondence £225
BERMUDA postal history 1832 faded archive backed entire written "Hamilton 14th Sept 1832" to Darrell & Smith, Halifax, N.S. with poor St. George's 14 SE 1832 fleuron (PM2), marked rate by weight "1¼oz" and with 1/8 changed "1N10". Only four fleurons recorded on entires to Nova Scotia, all from the same faded correspondence £225
ST. GEORGES, Bermuda postmark presumed forgeries, similar Type PM5, on QV 4d orange-brown CA wmk (SG.28a, Cat.£60 used) and QV ¼d on 1/-, the former showing smaller than normal dates slugs of "JUN 13", both strikes with tinge of blue in ink. Not previously seen. £36
ST. GEORGES (normal watermark), Bermuda postmark (H1) B/JU 11 89 on normal watermark QV ½d stone Crown CC wmk (SG.19). This cds also dated B/JU 11 89 also exists on the QV ½d stone INVERTED CC wmk (SG.19w) £65
A UNIQUE COMBINATION, Bermuda postal history The second earliest adhesive cover from St. Georges with short-lived K1 "1" plus STG cds combination: 1866 local cover front (peripheral faults) to Mrs Reginald Smith, Olive Bank, Warwick with 1st printing QV 1d rose-red CC wmk (SG.1) tied short-lived K1 "1" with STG cds (P5) dated 15 MR 66 alongside. Only 9 covers are currently recorded with K1 plus STG cds combination: one with 1d, four with 6d, four with 1/- adhesives. The earliest 1d cover with B/1 and STG cds (P5) combination is dated JY 21 67. £450
PAGET EAST, Bermuda postmark FE 21 1913/A on 2½d (SG.48). £6
BERMUDA stamps: 1903 QV 6d bright mauve P.14½ x 12 (SG.10a), fine used block of four pmk'd HAMILTON 18 (F)E 1904/A. £85
K3 "2" (handstamp II) used ST. GEORGE'S, Bermuda postal history The short-lived K3 "2" duplex (Handstamp II) dated A/NO 20 80 on 50% top half cover to Warwick West b/stamped Hamilton B/NO 20 80 and very poor K3a "8" arrival. This elusive Handstamp II recorded OC 21 1880 to DE 22 1880 £120
LONDON S.W. postmark on BERMUDA stamp arrival dated F(E) 6 (7)7 on QV 6d (SG.7). £6
ANTIGUA to BERMUDA postal history: 1889 part cover with pair QV 1d carmine-red (reg. fee), pair QV 4d chestnut (double UPU rate) pmk'd A/NO 7 89 via New York to Bermuda with Bailey's Bay K4a 12 A/DE 9 89 arrival duplex, some peripheral tears etc, intact this would have been a spectacular franking. £175
1943 censored cover to India pmkd Hamilton 6 FEB 43 showing m/script reg. label, damaged at left plus part back removed. £20
1953 BERMUDA CHRISTMAS SEAL u/m IMPERFORATE se-tenant pair. £32
1957 BERMUDA CHRISTMAS SEAL u/m se-tenant pair. £6
1958 BERMUDA CHRISTMAS SEAL u/m se-tenant pair. £3
1959 BERMUDA CHRISTMAS SEAL u/m se-tenant pair. £3