Postmaster Stamps — Year "1848" or "1849" issue, Bermuda, 1848–1849
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1848–1849
Issuing entity
BermudaThe Postmaster Stamps — Year "1848" or "1849" issue is a set of postage stamps released in Bermuda in 1848–1849. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–1A).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1P black; 1P black. Catalogue notes on individual values: Bluish paper; Bluish paper, Inscp: "1849". Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Bermuda 1848 postmaster provisional stamp Mi I Sc X1 SG O1 YT 1.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Design
- Values and colours
- 1P black · 1P black
Identification
- Issue date
- 1848–1849
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 1–1A
Catalogue references
- StampWorld1–1A
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.