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Leeward Islands
31st August 1890
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| Sc1-8 | xxx |
perf 14, Crown CA wmk, typo
Printed by De La Rue, London
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ penny lilac and green | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1d lilac and carmine | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2½d lilac and ultra | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 4d lilac and orange | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 6d lilac and brown | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 7d lilac and slate | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 1 shilling green and carmine | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 5/- green and ultra | 8 | 8 |
The Leeward Islands comprised Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat and St. Kitts-Nevis. The constituents issued stamps in their own names prior to this 1890 issue and again from 1903. The federal union was dissolved in July 1956 when the larger West Indies Federation was conceived.