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.
2a	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