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BERMUDA 1902-1920

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1902 Ship in dock

  1/4 p violet and brown
  1/2 p green and black
  1/2 p green
  1 p red and brown
  1 p red
  2 p orange and grey
  2 1/2 p blue and brown
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p green and lilac
  4 p brown and blue

For the specialist: the stamps 1/2 p (green and black), 1 p (red and brown) and 3 p were first issued with watermark CA Crown. All values (except 3 p) were later issed with watermark CC Crown. All stamps are perforated 14.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
watermark CA Crown
1/2 p green and black	*	*
1 p red and brown	*	c
3 p	*	*
watermark multiple CA Crown
1/4 p	c	c
1/2 p green and black	*	*
1/2 p green	*	*
1 p red and brown	*	c
1 p red	*	c
2 p	**	**
2 1/2 p blue and brown	**	**
2 1/2 p blue	*	**
4 p	*	*

(Wrapper in the same design, 1/4 p brown, reduced size)

1910 Sailship (Bermuda 300 years British Colony)

  1/4 p brown
  1/2 p green (1910)
  1 p red 
  1 1/2 p brown (1932)
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  2 1/2 p green (1922)
  3 p lilac on yellow
  3 p blue (1922)
  4 p red on yellow
  6 p red
  1 Sh black on green

Overprinted 'WAR TAX' (1918)

(Both types, images obtained with permission from Peter Elias)

  1 p red (2 types, sizes: 18 x 2 1/2 mm or 16 x 2 mm)

For the specialist: Most of these stamps have watermark Multiple CA Crown. Some values were issued with watermark Multiple Script CA Crown.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark Multiple CA Crown
1/4 p	vc	c
1/2 p	*	c
1 p	*	vc
2 p	*	*
2 1/2 p blue	*	*
3 p lilac on yellow	*	*
4 p	*	*
6 p	*	*
1 Sh	*	*
Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
1/4 p	vc	vc
1/2 p	vc	c
1 p	c	vc
1 1/2 p	c	c
2 1/2 p blue	*	*
2 1/2 p green	*	*
3 p blue	*	*
4 p	c	c
6 p	*	*
1 Sh	*	*
War Tax overprint
1 p	c	c	both types same value, watermark Multiple CA Crown

1918 King George V, large sized stamps

(Reduced size)

  2 Sh blue and lilac on blue
  2/6 Sh red and black on blue
  4 Sh red and black
  5 Sh red and green on yellow
  10 Sh red and green
  12 Sh 6 p black and orange (1932)
  1 Pound black and lilac on red

For the specialist: These stamps have watermark Multiple CA Crown or Multiple Script CA Crown. Many of these stamps were used for fiscal purposes.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark Multiple CA Crown
2 Sh	**	**
2 Sh 6 p	**	**
4 Sh	**	**
5 Sh	***	**
10 sh	R	R
1 Pound	R	R
Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
2 Sh	*	*
2 Sh 6 p	**	**
10 Sh	***	***
12 Sh 6 p	***	***

Forgeries:

The following stamp has a forged cancel (after the fiscal cancellation was removed), I have seen several copies with the cancel 'HAMILTON * 3 MAI.1937 * BERMUDA' (see also: Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn).

(Forged cancel)

1920 300 years colony Bermuda, inscription 'BERMUDA COMMEMORATION STAMP 1620 1920'

  1/4 p brown
  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p lilac on yellow
  4 p red and black on yellow
  6 p lilac
  1 Sh black and grey on green

For the specialist: these stamps have watermark Multiple CA Crown or Multiple Script CA Crown.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark Multiple CA Crown
1/4 p	c	c
1/2 p	c	c
2 p	*	*
3 p	*	*
4 p	*	*
1 Sh	**	**
Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
1 p	c	c
2 1/2 p	*	*
3 p	c	c
6 p	*	*

1921 Second issue, inscription 'tercentenary of establishment of representative institutions

  1/4 p brown
  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p lilac on yellow
  4 p red on yellow
  6 p lilac
  1 Sh black on green

For the specialist: these stamps have watermark Multiple CA Crown or Multiple Script CA Crown.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark Multiple CA Crown
2 p	*	*
2 1/2 p	*	*
3 p	*	*
4 p	*	*
6 p	*	*
1 Sh	**	**
Watermark Multiple Script CA Crown
1/4 p	c	c
1/2 p	c	c
1 p	c	c

Later issues

The next stamps to be issued was the 1935 coronation issue (4 values; 1/2 p , 1 1/2 p, 2 1/2 p and 1 Sh) and the 1936 pictorial issue (9 values; 1/2 p: harbour of Hamilton, 1 p: coastal view, 1 1/2 p, coastal view, 2 p: sailing ship, 2 1/2 p: Horse Shoe Bay, 3 p: house, 6 p: house, 1 Sh: Horse Shoe bay, 1 Sh 6 p: harbour of Hamilton).

(1936 pictoral issue)

(King George VI issue, first issued 1938)

Postal Stationery

REGISTRATION:

1892

  2 p blue

POSTCARDS

1885 Queen Victoria in a circle

  1/2 p blue
  1 p red
  1 1/2 p red

Several overprints exist.

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