ST. GEORGES (normal watermark), Bermuda postmark (H1) B/JU 11 89 on normal wmk QV ½d stone (SG.19), part extra cds rim at right. This cds also dated B/JU 11 89 also exists on the QV ½d stone INVERTED CC wmk (SG.19w) £48
ST. GEORGES (inverted watermark), Bermuda postmark (H1) B/JU 11 89 on Crown CC INVERTED wmk QV ½d stone (SG.19w, Cat.£225), part extra cds rim at left. Ludington Page 141 states "the St. Georges Type H1 appears to have been used mainly as a transit or arrival datestamp, for unlike the Hamilton Type H1 few have been recorded cancelling adhesives". Geoff Osborn also considered examples as very rare, however in view of the frequency of this date with INVERTED WATERMARK plus traces of further datestamps at edges one must consider that these came from a large multiple perhaps cancelled-to-order. This date also exists with NORMAL WATERMARK (scarcer) £125
ST. GEORGES (inverted watermark), Bermuda postmark (H1) B/JU 11 89 on Crown CC INVERTED wmk QV ½d stone (SG.19w, Cat.£225), trace of extra rim cancel at left. Ludington Page 141 states "the St. Georges Type H1 appears to have been used mainly as a transit or arrival datestamp, for unlike the Hamilton Type H1 few have been recorded cancelling adhesives". Geoff Osborn also considered examples as very rare, however in view of the frequency of this date with INVERTED WATERMARK plus traces of further datestamps at edges one must consider that these came from a large multiple perhaps cancelled-to-order. This date also exists with NORMAL WATERMARK (scarcer) £130
ST. GEORGES (inverted watermark), Bermuda postmark (H1) B/JU 11 89 on Crown CC INVERTED wmk QV ½d stone (SG.19w, Cat.£225), part extra cds at left and trace rim of further strike at base. Ludington Page 141 states "the St. Georges Type H1 appears to have been used mainly as a transit or arrival datestamp, for unlike the Hamilton Type H1 few have been recorded cancelling adhesives". Geoff Osborn also considered examples as very rare, however in view of the frequency of this date with INVERTED WATERMARK plus traces of further datestamps at edges one must consider that these came from a large multiple perhaps cancelled-to-order. This date also exists with NORMAL WATERMARK (scarcer) £125
WARWICK-EAST, Bermuda postmark (H5) 30 AP 1909 on 2d Dock (SG.39). £15
ST.G used ST. GEORGES, Bermuda postmark (P5) dated 2 FE 70 contrary to regulations on QV 1/- green CC wmk (SG.8), several defects. £48
MANGROVE-BAY, Bermuda postmark the cds portion of the K3 "4" duplex dated A/MR 27 84 on 1881 QV 3d yellow-buff CC wmk (SG.10). £60
BERMUDA postal history 1883 cover to New York with QV ½d stone CC wmk, QV 2d dull blue (SG.19,3) pmk'd ST. GEORGES K3 "2" duplex dated A/OC 25 83, some faults including 2d adhesive with large tear but this combination seemingly very scarce from St. Georges to the USA. £115
BERMUDA postal history 1887 cover to St. John's Wood, London marked "Builder etc" at lower left with QV 1d rose-red, QV 3d grey (SG.23,28) pmk'd St. Georges K3a "2" duplex dated A/JU 16 87 with London N.W. JY 1 87 arrival backstamp, some soiling etc. £150
BERMUDA postal history 1883 cover p. S.S. "Orinoco" to Troy, Ohio with QV ½d stone, pair QV 1d rose-red (SG.19,23) tied HAMILTON K3 "1" duplex dated A/DE 6 83 during the first blue ink period March 1882 to January 1884. This is a very rare combination as the few covers known in this band of use are normally made up with QV ½d, 2d franking. The OC 1 1876 USA-Bermuda postal convention set a 2d rate effective OC 3 1876 between the two countries but allowed Bermuda to charge 2½d per half ounce. Bermuda had no ½d adhesive until the ½d stone was issued MR 25 1880 and accepted the loss during the interim years. £375
PARCEL POST G.P.O., BERMUDA postmark (H12) two earlier than recorded dates of 2 JUN 47 on KG6 2½d pair, and 9 JAN 48 magnificently struck on envelope cut-out piece. £20
PAQUEBOT BERMUDA, Bermuda postmark 9 MAY 53 on GB QEII 1½d piece. £5
BERMUDA postal history 1852 wrapper, no side flaps, to George Clerk, Ireland Island with red HAMILTON+BERMUDA (PM4) dated JA 1 1852 (day slug inverted) struck on face due being a locally addressed letter. Ex TUCKER, ULRICH, "LONGTAIL". The Forand/Freeland handbook only records two red PM4 entires to Ireland Island (other dated OC 4 1854). £375