Perot Post Office - Hamilton, Bermuda
Posted by: neoc1
N 32° 17.562 W 064° 47.164
20S E 331822 N 3574280
The Perot Post Office is one of the top attractions in Hamilton, Bermuda. If your a postal history buff it would be the top attraction.
Waymark Code: WMBQPR
Location: Bermuda
Date Posted: 06/14/2011
Views: 8
From The Official Site of the Bermuda Department of Tourism
"Explore the city of Hamilton. ... On Queen Street, you will find Perot Post Office, headquarters of 19th century Postmaster William B, Perot, producer of the first Bermudian postage stamp."
William B. Perot was an unofficial post man for several years, He would meet the ships in the harbor to deliver letters. In 1848 he began to produce his own postage stamps. Three of these postmaster provisionals are catalogued (X1, X2 and X3). Only 11 copies are known to exist today, making each one extremely desirable and valuable to collectors. The catalog value of these stamps range from $125,000 to $175,000. auctioned for $92,000 in 1985.
Because of Perot, Bermuda became only the second British colony after Mauritius to have its own postage stamps. He would hand stamp every outgoing piece of mail. A friend, J.B. Heyl, suggested that instead of stamping every piece mail, he create stamps, sign the stamps and sells the sheet of stamps for a shilling. People could then tear off a stamp from the sheet and use it for postage.
The little post office, is still very much the same as Perot kept it, neat and simply furnished. The building has been repaired and restored by Bermuda Government. There is still an active branch post office operating out of this building.
The "Official Tourism" URL link to the attraction: [Web Link]
The attraction’s own URL: [Web Link]
Hours of Operation: Mon. to Fri. 9 am - 5 pm
Closed on public holidays.
Admission Prices: 0
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
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