Chapter III: Section II

_Stamps printed and perforated by Messrs. De La Rue & Co., London, from 1883 to present time._

Issue 19.

_January 1883._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper= White wove, smooth, and slightly surfaced.

=Watermark= A Crown over “C A.”

=Gum= White, and pale yellowish.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=51= | 1d., drab | 5 0 | 1 0
| | |
=52= | 4d., bright blue | | 15 0

Issue 20.

_February 1883._

=Type= A new value of Two Pence Halfpenny, made
by surcharging “2½ Pence,” in black, on
the One Penny, printed in rosy-lake, the
original value being obliterated by a bar
14 mm. in length. Illustration No. 7.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=53= | “2½ Pence,” in black, on 1d., rosy-lake | 2 0 | 1 6

Issue 21.

_October 1883._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 12.

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

=54= | 4d., dull blue | |
| | |
=55= | 6d., bright green | 20 0 |
| | |
=56= | 1s., orange-vermilion | 15 0 |

Issue 22.

_September 1884._

=Types= As in Issues 1 and 18.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 12.

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

=57= | ½d., dark green | 7 6 | 4 0
| | |
=58= | 4d., ultramarine | 60 0 | 10 0

Variety. Prepared for use, but never issued.

=59= | ½d., orange-yellow | |

Issue 23.

_March 1885._

=Type= A provisional stamp of One Penny, made
locally by surcharging “1d,” in black,
on the 2½d. of Issue 20. The values
“2½ Pence” are obliterated by double
lines 1 mm. apart, printed across the
sheet. Illustration No. 9.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=60= | “1d,” in black, on “2½ Pence” on 1d., | |
| rosy-lake | 2 0 | 2 0

Issue 24.

_April 1885._

=Types= As in Issues 1 and 18.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=61= | ½d., dark green | 0 2 | 0 2
| | |
=62= | 1d., carmine | 0 3 | 0 2
| | |
=63= | 4d., red-brown | | 12 0

Issue 25.

_June 1886._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=64= | 1d., pink | | 1 0
| | |
=65= | 1d., rosy-lake | |
| | |
=66= | 4d., purple-brown | 4 0 | 4 0
| | |
=67= | 4d., lake-brown | 2 6 | 2 0

Issue 26.

_October 1888._

=Types= As in Issues 1 and 14.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=68= | 6d., dark lilac | 5 0 |
| | |
=69= | 5s., lake | 10 0 |

Issue 27.

_August 1889._

=Type= A stamp of Two Pence Halfpenny, made
by surcharging “2½ Pence,” in black, on
the One Penny, printed in blue, the
original value being obliterated by a
bar 14 mm. in length (surcharge of same
type as in Issue 20). Illustration No. 7.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=70= | “2½ Pence,” in black, on 1d., milky-blue | 2 0 | 1 0

Issue 28.

_August 1890._

=Type= A provisional stamp of Two Pence Halfpenny,
made locally by surcharging “2½d.,” in
black, on the Four Pence, lake-brown,
of Issue 25. The original values are
obliterated by black bars, printed across
the sheet. Illustration No. 10.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=71= | “2½d.,” in black, on 4d., lake-brown | 15 0 | 15 0

Variety. Without the fraction line.

=72= | “2½d.,” in black, on 4d., lake-brown | |

Issue 29.

_November 1890 to 1891._

=Type= As in Issue 1.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=73= | “2½ Pence,” in black, on 1d., bright blue | 0 5 | 0 3
| | |
=74= | 6d., pale red-lilac | 1 0 | 1 0
| | |
=75= | 6d., deep red-lilac | 1 0 | 1 0
| | |
=76= | 1s., vermilion-red | 2 0 | 2 0

Issue 30.

_November 1892._

=Type= A provisional stamp of Five Pence, made
locally by surcharging “5—PENCE” (in
two lines), in carmine, on the Four
Pence, lake-brown, of Issue 25. The
original values are obliterated by
carmine bars printed across the sheet.
Illustration No. 11.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=77= | “5 Pence,” in carmine, on 4d., lake-brown | 8 0 | 10 0

Issue 31.

_March 1893._

=Types= As in Issue 1 for 4d. The Five Pence is
made by printing the Six Pence in a
new colour, and surcharging “FIVE
PENCE” (in one line), in black, over the
original value. Illustration No. 12.

=Paper, Watermark, and Gum= As in Issue 19.

=Perforation= 14.

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

=78= | 4d., canary-yellow | 0 8 | 0 8
| | |
=79= | “Five Pence,” in black, on 6d., dull carmine | 1 0 | 1 0
| | |
=80= | “Five Pence” ” ” carmine-brown | 1 0 | 1 0

NOTES.