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Frame 6
NEVIS
from the collection of Federico Borromeo, FRPSL
16 August 1876, a quadruple weight letter to Barbados, rated 1s.4d
and franked with a vertical strip of four of the engraved 4d orange.
Nevis is a very small island of 50 square miles, in fact little more than a single volcanic cone. It was one of
the first Caribbean islands to be occupied by the British and some of the earliest surviving correspondence
originates from there. The earliest correspondence emanating from Nevis dates back to 1661 and there are
very few entires known from the 17th century. Later entires are relatively scarce and often in later years bear
various Nevis handstamps on display here.
The first postage stamps were issued in 1862 and A strip of the 1s yellow-green imperf between.
unusually were produced by a relatively unknown
company, Nissen & Parker; they were also unusual
insofar as they depicted an allegorical scene rather than
the more common representation of the monarch’s
head. This so-called ‘Medicinal Springs’ issue lasted
until 1879 when the Nevis authorities opted for the
Universal keyplate design offered by De La Rue.
As well as these stamps, which were superseded in 1890 by the Leeward Islands Federal Issues, the philately
of Nevis offers a very small selection of Postal Stationery cards, Revenues and a multitude of forgeries.
The 1s yellow-green on laid paper, the island’s rarest stamp.
NEVIS
from the collection of Federico Borromeo, FRPSL
16 August 1876, a quadruple weight letter to Barbados, rated 1s.4d
and franked with a vertical strip of four of the engraved 4d orange.
Nevis is a very small island of 50 square miles, in fact little more than a single volcanic cone. It was one of
the first Caribbean islands to be occupied by the British and some of the earliest surviving correspondence
originates from there. The earliest correspondence emanating from Nevis dates back to 1661 and there are
very few entires known from the 17th century. Later entires are relatively scarce and often in later years bear
various Nevis handstamps on display here.
The first postage stamps were issued in 1862 and A strip of the 1s yellow-green imperf between.
unusually were produced by a relatively unknown
company, Nissen & Parker; they were also unusual
insofar as they depicted an allegorical scene rather than
the more common representation of the monarch’s
head. This so-called ‘Medicinal Springs’ issue lasted
until 1879 when the Nevis authorities opted for the
Universal keyplate design offered by De La Rue.
As well as these stamps, which were superseded in 1890 by the Leeward Islands Federal Issues, the philately
of Nevis offers a very small selection of Postal Stationery cards, Revenues and a multitude of forgeries.
The 1s yellow-green on laid paper, the island’s rarest stamp.
