Saint Vincent

Wednesday, May 8, 1861

Independence, Grenadines

British Colony

16, 16a

Caribbean

7, 22


	Saint Vincent Scott #1B

Perforated, no watermark, engraved.

Description	Scott perf.	SG perf.	Scott	SG
May 8, 1861
1 penny rose	Rough 14 to 16	Rough to intermediate 14 to 16	2	1
6 pence yellow green	14 to 16	Rough 14 to 16	1B	2
September 1, 1862
6 pence dark green	Rough 14 to 16	Rough 14 to 16	3	4
March 1863
1 penny rose	11 to 13	11½ to 12½	5	5
August 1866
1 penny rose	11 to 13 by 14 to 16	11 to 12½ by 14 to 16	11	10
1 shilling slate	11 to 13	11½ to 12½	8A	8
1 shilling slate	Rough 14 to 16	14 to 16	4	9
1 shilling slate	11 to 13 by 14 to 16	11 to 12½ by 14 to 16	12	11

Independence, Grenadines


Statehood	Independence	Grenadines #1
1969 Sc276 SG282	1979 Sc569 SG603	1973 Sc1 SG1

St. Vincent's first issue as a British colony was in May 1861. It became an associated state in 1969 and independent in 1979. In the independence set (Sc569-71), each stamp had a label attached.

St. Vincent Grenadines is a small group of islands including Bequia, Mustique, Mayreau, Canouan and Union Island. The issue of stamps was largely a money-making enterprise (starting with a royal wedding) rather than to fulfill a postal need. Worse still, many of the constituent islands also issued their own stamps in subsequent decades. Gibbons mentions some of the issues but does not number any of the stamps for the constituents.


Bequia	Canouan	Mayreau †	Mustique	Union Island
1984 Sc1 SG-	1997 Sc1 SG-	2006 Sc1a SG-	1997 Sc1 SG-	1984 Sc1 SG-

† Click the image to see the set of four.

Images from David Olson, ebay.

FI ref: 99, 708, 734, 767-9

Page credit: JA/NB

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Page updated 19-Aug-2017