Bermuda Stamps

Ron Lucas · Issue 89, Mar/Apr 2016 · pp. 48–49

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Bermuda has a rich history of producing postage stamps dating from 1848 when a hand made stamp consisting of the words HAMILTON BERMUDA in a circle with the year and postmaster’s William B. Perot’s signature in the middle was first issued. These very rare stamps were produced only 8 years after the world’s first and most famous stamp was issued in the UK - the Penny Black. Although several hundred thousand Bermuda stamps are issued every year these are relative small numbers compared with larger countries and their unique designs celebrating our history, culture, flora and fauna make them highly collectible by serious philatelists and residents. First Day Covers such as displayed make interesting gifts for visitors and relatives overseas. Nowadays the Bermuda Philatelic Society produces 4 issues annually and stamps are available as sheets, individually or groups and as First Day Covers w…