Gambia

by Frederick John Melville

1d. carmine.
1d. rose-carmine.
1d. crimson.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (pale crimson).
	Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations.
2d. orange-yellow.
2d. orange.
2d. deep orange.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (orange-yellow).
	Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations.
2½d. pale ultramarine.
2½d. deep ultramarine.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	inverted.
	"	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (pale ultramarine).
	Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations.
3d. grey.
3d. slate-grey.
3d. pearl-grey.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (pearl-grey).
	Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations.
	Final printing, 3 guide dots in left margin (pearl-grey only).

4d. brown.
4d. deep brown.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	inverted.
	"	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (brown).
	Sheets—1st comb perforation.
6d. olive-green.
6d. bronze-green.
6d. grey-green.
	Label	slanting to	right.
	"	"	left.
	Double embossing.
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (slate-green).
	Sheets—1st and 2nd comb perforations.
	New plate without defective top row.
1s. violet (shades).
1s. deep violet.
	Double	embossing.
	"	"	one inverted (violet).
	Yellow gum.
	Watermark	portions of words crown agents.
	"	division lines of the panes.
	Imperforate (deep violet).
	Sheets—1st comb perforation.

1898.—Watermarked Crown C.A. (upright). Perf. 14.

[Note.—Unless otherwise stated, the plate number is [2].]

½d. dull green and green (plates [2] and [3]).

1d. carmine and carmine.

1d. deep carmine and deep carmine ([plate 3]).

2d. orange and mauve.