Chapter X: Appendix: D

List of Stamps printed for the Colony of Saint Vincent by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. from 1861 to 1881.

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DATE OF DESPATCH. | DENOMINATION AND | QUANTITY.
| COLOUR |
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March 27th, 1861 | 1d., red | 934 sheets, 56,040 stamps.
| 6d., green | 167 ” 10,020 ”
July 22nd, 1862 | 1d., red | 467 ” 28,020 ”
| 6d., green | 167 ” 10,020 ”
May 28th, 1863 | 1d., red | 467 ” 28,020 ”
| 6d., green | 668 ” 40,080 ”
March 1st, 1865 | 1d., red | 467 ” 28,020 ”
| 6d., green | 167 ” 10,020 ”
March 14th, 1866 | 1d., red | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 6d., green | 500 ” 30,000 ”
July 28th, 1866 | 4d., blue | 500 ” 15,000 ”
| 1s., purple | 500 ” 15,000 ”
June 15th, 1868 | 1d., red | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 6d., green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
February 27th, 1869 | 1s., purple | 300 ” 9,000 ”
August 13th, 1869 | 4d., yellow | 300 ” 9,000 ”
| 1s., brown | 300 ” 9,000 ”
February 14th, 1870 | 1d., red | 300 ” 18,000 ”
March 28th, 1871 | 1d., black | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 6d., green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
January 5th, 1872 | 1d., black | 300 ” 18,000 ”
April 13th, 1872 | 1s., pink | 300 ” 9,000 ”
October 28th, 1872 | 1d., black | 600 ” 36,000 ”
July 28th, 1873 | 1d., black | 600 ” 36,000 ”
| 6d., green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 1s., pink | 300 ” 9,000 ”
August 15th, 1874 | 1d., black | 600 ” 36,000 ”
March 27th, 1875 | 1d., black | 600 ” 36,000 ”
| 6d., green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 1s., pink | 300 ” 9,000 ”
February 28th, 1876 | 1d., black |1000 ” 60,000 ”
December 30th, 1876 | 6d., light green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 1s., scarlet | 300 ” 9,000 ”
May 29th, 1877 | 1d., black |1000 ” 60,000 ”
| 4d., dark blue | 200 ” 6,000 ”
August 28th, 1878 | 1d., black |1000 ” 60,000 ”
| 6d., light green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 1s., scarlet | 300 ” 9,000 ”
May 13th, 1880 | 1d., pale green |1000 ” 60,000 ”
| 6d., green | 300 ” 18,000 ”
| 1s., bright red | 300 ” 9,000 ”
| 5s., pink | 100 ” 2,000 ”
November 16th, 1881 | ½d., light orange |1000 ” 60,000 ”
| 1d., slate |1000 ” 60,000 ”
| 4d., light blue | 500 ” 15,000 ”
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NOTE.—The colours in the above list are those given in the
printers’ books. The list will be found of the greatest
assistance to philatelists in helping them to determine the
relative rarity of the stamps of Section I. It must, however,
be borne in mind that at least two other factors enter into
this problem. These are the number of stamps that were
surcharged “Revenue” for fiscal purposes, and also the number
of unused stamps that were stocked by the dealers at the time
of their issue. Take for instance the Four Pence of 1866 and
the Four Pence of 1877, of which the numbers printed were
15,000 and 6,000 respectively. Theoretically speaking, the
latter should be 2½ times as rare as the former, but in reality
it is much more so. The earlier one was stocked by the dealers,
and is no rarer unused than used. The later stamp unused is at
least ten times as rare as the first Four Pence in the same
state, although the relative rarity of the two stamps when used
is, roughly speaking, in proportion to the quantity printed of
each.