Lot
2286 
Bermuda, 1866, Queen Victoria, 2d dull blue, perf 14, left wing margin single tied by "2" in oval barred cancel on cover to the Lt. Governor W.G. Hamley in St. George's, from the clerk of H.M. Council with sender's notation at lower left, matching "Bermuda, Paid, 7 Jy 66" cds, Very Fine. Scott No. 2. SG No. 3 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
The 2¢ stamp, which was issued on March 14th, 1866, was required for a letter weighting over one ounce. It was later that year when a minor act was passed exempting public service letters from postage.