Perot (Hamilton, Bermuda) Postmaster's Provisional
- Maker
- Bermuda — postmaster William B. Perot, Hamilton
- Year
- 1849
- Rank
- 23 of 100
Perot (Hamilton, Bermuda) Postmaster's Provisional
Perot (Hamilton, Bermuda) Postmaster's Provisional by Bermuda — postmaster William B. Perot, Hamilton (1849) is ranked 23 in the FLOAT 100 for Stamps. It sold for $75,000 on 1 January 2015. Bermuda's first postage stamp and one of the great postmaster-provisional rarities — each survivor essentially unique.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Bermuda's first postage stamp and one of the great postmaster-provisional rarities — each survivor essentially unique.
Handstamped 'Hamilton Bermuda' circular datestamp with manuscript 'One Penny' and Perot's signature; 1849 bluish-gray wove (Scott X1a); ~11 known
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $75,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 1 January 2015
David Feldman, 2015: the 1849 bluish-gray wove Perot (Scott X1a), one of two of its type, realized $75,000 (two Bermuda provisionals topped $175,000 combined). Linn's source URL now redirects; figure well-attested via indexed snippet.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08