# Bermuda

The earliest meter known is from 1949. All stamps have “BERMUDA” in the frank or the town mark. The stamps are grouped according to appearance:
    A – Frank with simulated perforation border
    B – Frank with partial straight-line border open at sides

## GROUP A: Frank with simulated-perforation outer border

* A1. Pitney Bowes “Automax” (MV), 1961.
* Upright frank with simulated perforation outer border.
* Panels at the sides contain "POSTAGE" and "PAID".
* Crown at bottom centre.
* Meter number with "PB" prefix in boxes in lower corners.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      =0.oo      =0/o =
* A2. Neopost “Frankmaster” (MV).      [$15]
* Upright frank With petal design as side ornaments.
* Small crown above “EIIR” at bottom.
* M# with “RN” prefix.
* Three machines, RN001-003, were used during the 1960s.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      =0/o=
* A3. Pitney Bowes “Simplex” (LV-25), 1964.      [$25]
* Similar to Type A1 but spacing between TM and frank is much wider.
* M# with “S” prefix in lower corners.
* Eight meters were used, numbers S201-208.
* TM: DC
* Values seen:      Pre-decimal 3d
* Values seen:      Decimal .04
* A4. Pitney Bowes-GB “5300” (MV).
* Horizontal frank with crown above value figures.
* M# with “P.B.” prefix between TM and frank.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      00      ≋00      ≋000      ≋0.00      ≋0/0=
* A5. Pitney Bowes “R” (MV).      [$20]
* Small frank, nearly square, with “POSTAGE PAID” vertical in panel left of value figures.
* Crown below “BERMUDA” in top panel.
* Meter number low between TM and frank.
* One machine only, M# “P.B. 1091".
* Known printed in blue and in black as well as in red.
* TM: SC
* V/F:      ≋00      ≋00 :
* a. TM blank

## GROUP B: Frank with partial straight-line outer border

* B1. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV).
* Crown in upper right corner.
* Both top and bottom frame lines are notched at the ends.
* M# with “P.B.” prefix centred above bottom frame line. Numbers 001 to 155 used.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋0.00
* B2 Pitney Bowes-GB “6900” (MV).
* Similar to Type B1 but taller.
* M# with “PBE” prefix and M#. Known numbers: 0001-0013 and 102-109.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋0.00
* B3. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).
* Tall design similar to Type B2.
* Top and bottom frame lines are straight without notches.
* M# with “H” prefix, H100-192.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      00.00
* a. Single-circle town mark, two meters only, 164 and 165
* B4. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” (MV).      [$25]
* Frank consists of horizontal lines only without inscription or crown.
* Model identification “A9SM24” at bottom.
* The town mark reads “HAMILTON/ BERMUDA”.
* This is a demonstration die that was used for live mail by one company in the early 1990s.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋0000
* B5. Pitney Bowes "6500/6600/6900"? (MV), 1994.
* Crown at upper left.
* Wider hash marks at left, shorter hash marks at right with one above "PAID" and two below.
* Top frame line is notched at the ends but the bottom frame line is not.
* M# with "PBE" prefix, numbers 0101-0105 known.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋00.00
* B6. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” and probably "B900" (MV), 1990.
* Very similar to Type B5 but not as tall, without hash mark above "PAID".
* M# with “PB” prefix.
* A. A900: M#s PB 1205-1222
* B. B900: M#s PB 12001-12132
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋00.00
* B7. Pitney Bowes-GB (digital).
* As Type B4 but with two columns of numbers at left of the town mark.
* M# with “PBP” prefix, numbers 11001-11105.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      ≋00.00
* a. With town mark reading "PITNEY BOWES / SPECIMEN", used with meter 11053 for several years
* B8. Pitney Bowes "DM100" (digital), 2009.
* Frank with single line at top and bottom with five hash marks at right.
* "POSTAGE PAID" centred at top.
* M# with "PB20" prefix at bottom, numbers PB2089533-2089549 known.
* TM: rectangle with two columns of characters at left
* V/F:      000.00
* B9. Pitney Bowes "DM500" (digital), 2009.
* Very similar to Type B8 but "POSTAGE PAID" is not centred but right-justified.
* Small differences in the font sizes also exist.
* M# with "PB00" prefix at bottom, numbers PB0041029-41030 and 41114-41116 known.
* TM: rectangle with two columns of characters at left
* V/F:      000.00

## GROUP C: Square frank with straight-line outer border

* C1. Francotyp-Postalia "MS5" (MV), 1998.
* Crown in upper right corner.
* Small "POSTAGE / PAID" vertical at left.
* The stemmed object at right is a Bermuda onion.
* M# with "FP METER" prefix, numbers 325001 and 325024 only.
* TM: DC
* V/F:      0.00

## GROUP ESY: Essays

* ESY-UPF-MV-A. Universal Postal Frankers “Multi-Value” (MV), 1949.
* This essay was formerly catalogued as Type A1 but was never placed into use.