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Bermuda
25th September 1865
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| Bermuda Sc1 |
perf 14, Crown and CC wmk, typographed
Printed by De La Rue, London
| Description | Date Issued | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# | Notes |
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| 1 penny rose red | 25th September 1865 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1d dull rose | 1a | 2 | ||||
| 1d imperf | 1b | 1a | ||||
| 2d blue | 14th March 1866 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 2d bright blue | 1877 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 3d buff | 10th March 1873 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 3d orange | 1875 | 3a | 5b | |||
| 6d brown lilac | 25th September 1865 | 4 | 6 | SG "dull durple" | ||
| 6d lilac | 2nd July 1874 | 5 | 7 | SG "dull mauve" | ||
| 1 shilling green | 25th September 1865 | 6 | 8 |
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From the David J. Saul collection |
| Bermuda SGO1 |
Bermuda made a famous local issue in 1848, the handstamps produced by the postmaster William Perot. According to Mackay [1], these issues were not recognised until the end of the century but it was eventually discovered that Perot, postmaster at Hamilton from 1818 until 1862, developed this system to ensure payment on the suggestion of Mr. Heyl, a neighbouring shopkeeper. The image shown is from the sale of David J. Saul's collection at Spink's auction house in 2013. This lot sold for £85,000. Confirmation of permission to show the image is awaited.