Chapter II: Section I

_Stamps printed and perforated by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co., London, from 1861 to 1881 inclusive._

Issue 1.

_May 1861._

=Type= Shape, upright rectangular—22¼ mm.
× 19¼ mm. Diademed head of Queen to left
on engine-turned background. Straight
labels above and below, with “St. Vincent”
and value in words in white block capitals
on solid background.

Illustration No. 1.

=Paper= White wove, inclined to greyish, rather
rough, and varying considerably in
thickness.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish.

=Perforation= A.[1]

Illustrations 16 and 17.

[1] This is a roughly punctured, slightly irregular perforation, varying from 14 to 15, but generally about 14½. See Note to Section I.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=1= | 1d., bright rose-red | 5 0 | 2 6
| | |
=2= | 6d., blue-green | 12 6 | 3 0

Variety. Imperforate vertically.

=2_a_= | 6d., blue-green | |

Variety. With double perforation horizontally.

=3= | 1d., bright rose-red | |

Varieties. Imperforate.

=4= | 1d., bright rose-red | |
| | |
=5= | 6d., blue-green | |

Issue 2.

_1862._

=Type and Paper= As in Issue 1.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish.

=Perforation= C.[2]

Illustrations Nos. 13 and 14.

[2] This is a clean cut, slightly irregular perforation, generally 15½, sometimes 15, and more rarely 14½. See Note to Issue 2.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=6= | 6d., yellow-green | | 10 0

Issue 3.

_1863-1866._

=Type and Paper= As in Issue 1.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish to yellow-brown.

=Perforation= [3]B and B × A.[4]

Illustrations Nos. 18, 19, and 20.

[3] This is a clean cut, very irregular perforation, varying from 11 to nearly 13. See Note to Section I.

[4] Throughout this handbook, in describing perforations made by two machines, the first given measurement denotes the horizontal gauge, and the second the vertical.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED B.

=7= | 1d., bright rose-red | 5 0 | 2 6
| | |
=8= | 6d., blue-green | 20 0 | 5 0

(ii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=9= | 1d., bright rose-red | |

Issue 4.

_August 1866._

=Type and Paper= As in Issue 1.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish, and white.

=Perforation= A, B, and B × A.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED A.

=10= | 1s., dark slate-grey | | 20 0
| | |
=11= | 1s., greyish-purple | |

(ii.) PERFORATED B.

=12= | 4d., deep bright blue | 17 6 | 12 6

(iii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=13= | 1s., dark slate-grey | 45 0 | 17 6
| | |
=14= | 1s., greyish-purple | |

Issue 5.

_April 1869._

=Type and Paper= As in Issue 1.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish and white.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=15= | 1s., indigo | 65 0 | 25 0

Issue 6.

_September 1869._

=Type and Paper= As in Issue 1.

=Watermark= None.

=Gum= Yellowish.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=16= | 4d., deep bright yellow | 60 0 | 35 0
| | |
=17= | 1s., bright brown | 65 0 | 22 6

Issue 7.

_June 1871._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper= White wove, varying considerably in
thickness.

=Watermark= A six-pointed Star, measuring 13 mm.
from point to point across the Star;
generally regular, but sometimes varying
a little in the shape of the rays.

=Gum= Yellowish, and white.

=Perforation= A and B × A.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED A.

=18= | 1d., black | 2 6 | 0 9
| | |
=19= | 6d., dull blue-green | |
| | |
=20= | 6d., dark blue-green | 20 0 | 6 0

Variety. Imperforate vertically.

=21= | 1d., black | |

(ii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=22= | 1d., black | 20 0 | 4 0

Issue 8.

_June 1872._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 7.

=Gum= Yellowish to brownish-yellow.

=Perforation= B and B × A.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED B.

=23= | 1s., bright rose-red | | 17 6
| | |
=24= | 1s., deep rose-red | | 17 6
| | |
=25= | 1s., dull red | | 17 6

(ii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=26= | 1s., bright rose-red | |
| | |
=27= | 1s., deep rose-red (?) | |
| | |
=28= | 1s., dull red (?) | |

Issue 9.

_Early in 1874._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 7.

=Gum= Yellowish to brownish-yellow.

=Perforation= B and B × A.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED B.

=29= | 1s., pale violet-rose | |

(ii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=30= | 1s., pale violet-rose | | 16 0

Issue 10.

_1875._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 8, but the paper is usually
strongly toned by the gum.

=Gum= Yellow-brown.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=31= | 1s., dark claret | 70 0 | 17 6

Issue 11.

_February 1877._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 7.

=Gum= Yellowish, and white.

=Perforation= A, B, and B x A.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

(i.) PERFORATED A.

=32= | 6d., pale yellow-green (October 1878) | 15 0 |

(ii.) PERFORATED B.

=33= | 1s., bright vermilion-red (June 1880) | 30 0 | 10 0

(iii.) PERFORATED B × A.

=34= | 6d., pale yellow-green (February 1877) | 15 0 | 5 6
| | |
=35= | 1s., bright vermilion-red ( ” ” ) | 40 0 | 12 0

Issue 12.

_July 1877._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 7.

=Gum= Yellow-brown to white.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=36= | 4d., dark deep blue | | 40 0

Issue 13.

_May 1880._

=Type= A provisional stamp of One Penny made
locally by surcharging “d./1” twice
vertically, in red, on the Six Pence,
dark blue-green, of Issue 7, the two
halves of this stamp being divided
vertically by a line of perforation
gauging 12. Illustration No. 2.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 7.

=Perforation= A, and 12 on one side.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=37= | “1d.,” in red, on right half of 6d., dark | |
| blue-green | 70 0 | 70 0
| | |
=38= | “1d.,” in red, on left half of 6d., dark | |
| blue-green | 70 0 | 70 0

Variety. With additional line of the local perforation.

=39= | “1d.,” in red, on right half of 6d., dark | |
| blue-green | |

Issue 14.

_June 1880._

=Types= As in Issue 1 for 1d. and 6d.

New type for 5s. Shape, large upright
rectangular—30 mm. × 25½ mm. Royal Crown
over white scroll, inscribed “Pax et
Justitia,” in small coloured block
capitals, below which are allegorical
figures, the whole contained in white
oval band, 2 mm. in width. The band is
inscribed ST. VINCENT above, and FIVE
SHILLINGS below, in coloured block
capitals; and the spandrels and background
are composed of engine-turning.
Illustration No. 8.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 7.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=40= | 1d., pale grey-green | 10 0 | 2 0
| | |
=41= | 6d., bright yellow-green | 60 0 | 12 6
| | |
=42= | 5s., deep rose-red | £8 10 |

Issue 15.

_September 1881._

=Type= A provisional stamp of One Halfpenny,
made locally by surcharging “d/½” twice
vertically, in red, on the Six Pence,
bright yellow-green, of Issue 14, the
two halves of this stamp being divided
vertically by a line of perforation
gauging 12. The figure “1” of the fraction
has a curved serif. Illustration No. 3.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 14.

=Perforation= B, and 12 on one side.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=43= | “½d,” in red, on right half of 6d., bright | |
| yellow-green | 30 0 |
| | |
=44= | “½d.,” in red, on left half of 6d., bright | |
| yellow-green | 30 0 |

Variety. Figure “1” of fraction has a straight serif.

=45= | “½d.,” in red, on half of 6d., bright | |
| yellow-green | 80 0 |

Issue 16.

_November 1881._

=Type= A provisional stamp of Four Pence, made
locally by surcharging “4d.,” in black, on
the One Shilling, bright vermilion-red,
of Issue 11. The original values are
obliterated by black bars printed across
the sheet. Illustration No. 4.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 11.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=46= | “4d.,” in black, on 1s., bright | |
| vermilion-red. | |

Issue 17.

_December 1881._

=Type= A provisional stamp of One Penny, made
locally by surcharging “One Penny,” in
black, on the Six Pence, bright
yellow-green, of Issue 14. The original
values are obliterated by black bars
printed across the sheet. Illustration
No. 6.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 14

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=47= |“One Penny,” in black, on 6d., bright | |
| yellow-green | 60 0 | 60 0

Issue 18.

_December 1881._

=Types= As in Issue 1 for 1d. and 4d. New
type for ½d. Shape, small upright
rectangular—20 mm. × 17 mm. Diademed
head of Queen to left on engine-turned
background. Straight labels above and
below, with ST. VINCENT and HALFPENNY in
white block capitals on background of
solid colour. Illustration No. 5.

=Paper and Watermark= As in Issue 7.

=Gum= White.

=Perforation= B.

Unused. Used.
s. d. s. d.

=48= | ½d., orange-yellow | 0 9 | 2 0
| | |
=49= | 1d., drab | | 1 0
| | |
=50= | 4d., bright ultramarine | | 12 6