2019-11-01 Fri

In the honor of the 170th Anniversary of the Arrival of Portuguese Immigrants to Bermuda, the Stamp Advisory Committee of Portugal will release a commemorative stamp series on Friday 1st November.

The stamp series is modeled after the portrait of the ship the Golden Rule, which delivered the first Portuguese immigrants to Bermuda in 1849.

History shares that the first ship of immigrants from the Azores arrived in Bermuda on November 4th, 1849 with 58 individuals consisting of 35 men, 16 women and 7 children.

The historic and considerable contribution of this first group of Portuguese immigrants from Madeira aboard the Golden Rule was significant in the creation of a sustainable and successful agricultural economy in Bermuda.

Approvals for the stamp series follow Ministerial, Government House and Buckingham Palace approval. Once final production and printing of the stamps are complete, the Philatelic Bureau than prepares the stamps for first day release.

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