John Smith's Bay, Bermuda - Lustrechrome postcard - map stamp, 1979

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  John Smith's Bay, Smith's Parish, Bermuda
• Publisher:  Tropic Traders Ltd / Lustrechrome
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Bermuda Antique Maps 20c (SG406)
• Postmark(s):  Hamilton, Bermuda 1979
• Sent to:  The Hague, Netherlands
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Smith's Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It is named for English aristocrat Sir Thomas Smith/Smythe (1558-1625).

It is located in the northeast of the main island, at the southern end of Harrington Sound, the large lagoon close to the main island's northeastern tip. It is joined to Devonshire Parish in the southwest and Hamilton Parish in the northeast. As with most of Bermuda's parishes, it covers just over 2.3 square miles (about 6.0 km² or 1500 acres).

Natural features in Smith's include Spittal Pond, John Smith's Beach, Devil's Hole, Gibbet Island, and Spanish Rock.

Like all of parishes of Bermuda, Smith's was named after one of the nine chief investors of the Somers Isles (Bermuda) Company. In this case, it was named for the Company's first governor, Sir Thomas Smith, who also acted as a governor for the East India Company and treasurer of the Virginia Company. Smith would go on to invest some £60,000 into Bermuda (only £20,000 less than what he invested in the much larger Virginia). Despite this, his contribution to his stake in the colony was minimal, and the area was briefly known as ""Harris' Bay"".

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