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Auction: 17025 - Bermuda, Crossroads of the Atlantic: A Postal History from 1617 to 1877 - The David Pitts Collection
Lot: 15

(x) Internal Mail
On May 20, 1812 an official Post Office was established on the island for the first time. There were three official rate structures during the period
1d. Rate Period, Pre-Adhesive 1842-65 including The Postmasters Stamps
1849 (23 Oct.) O.H.M.S. entire (212x92mm.) from the Court of General Assize at Hamilton to the Justices of Peace at Southampton, showing a superb strike of the "hamilton/bermuda" datestamp in red (PM4, an early usage); fine and scarce with official mail seldom seen. Photo

Note: Illustrated on page 44 of "Bermuda Mails to 1865" by Forand and Freeland

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