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 |