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.