This striking 1 penny red stamp from Bermuda pays homage to the island’s first locally produced postage — the 1848 “Perot Postmaster’s Stamp”, created by Postmaster William B. Perot in Hamilton. The design features a central reproduction of the original hand-stamped circular “Hamilton Bermuda” marking with “One Penny 1848” inscription.

To the right appears a finely engraved portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, crowned within an oval frame, while the Bermuda coat of arms with the Latin motto “Quo Fata Ferunt” (“Whither the Fates Carry [Us]”) balances the left side. The stamp’s bold red and black tones highlight its dual tribute — to early Bermudian philately and to modern royal continuity.