The reverse shows black ‘HAMILTON / MR 14 1848 / BERMUDA’ and red ‘I.C / 19 AP 19 / 1848’ backstamps, documenting a full Bermuda–Halifax–Cunard routing typical of the late 1840s packet system. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $80-$100 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

A faint ‘20’ appears on the front, its purpose not yet fully understood, but likely a clerk’s accounting or rating notation related to the forwarding process. Edges and reverse are slightly tattered, but a well-routed example of mid-19th-century U.S.–Bermuda correspondence. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $80-$90 (Image) (image2) (All Images)

Morden also marks shoals, reefs, bays, and scattered islets throughout the surrounding waters. Originally appearing in the first edition of Morden’s Geography Rectified, this example was issued in the Dutch edition of Richard Blome’s The Present State of His Majesties Isles and Territories in America (1688). The map shows an old hinge remnant on the reverse and loss to the upper-right corner, but remains an appealing early printed representation of Bermuda. Fine to Very Fine. Est: $300-$400 (Image) (image2) (All Images)