Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices

by Francis John Hamilton Scott Napier; Sir Edward Denny Bacon

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.