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Frame 30
DOMINICA
from the collection of Simon Richards
The first stamps of Dominica were not issued until 1874, when De La Rue obtained approval to use a
modification of the key plate type they had developed for St. Christopher. This design remained in use until
October 1890 when the stamps of Dominica, and the other islands of the Leeward Islands Presidency, were
replaced by the standard Imperium keyplate design.
1d bisect on 1877 cover to make up the 1s.1½d rate to France, one of five known.
This frame shows all the stamps issued in the period, mint and used, together with a number of varieties,
overprints and bisects. In particular note the 1d penny bisect used on a cover to France, one of five known,
and the thin and thick bar varieties of the one penny overprinted on 6d error of 1886. These stamps are
very scarce on cover, and even dated used copies are hard to find due to the near universal application of the
‘A07’ killer cancel. The frame shows some interesting frankings including the only recorded double rate 4d
blue cover.
The ‘One Penny’ on 6d surcharge, one showing a thick bar and the other a thin one.
DOMINICA
from the collection of Simon Richards
The first stamps of Dominica were not issued until 1874, when De La Rue obtained approval to use a
modification of the key plate type they had developed for St. Christopher. This design remained in use until
October 1890 when the stamps of Dominica, and the other islands of the Leeward Islands Presidency, were
replaced by the standard Imperium keyplate design.
1d bisect on 1877 cover to make up the 1s.1½d rate to France, one of five known.
This frame shows all the stamps issued in the period, mint and used, together with a number of varieties,
overprints and bisects. In particular note the 1d penny bisect used on a cover to France, one of five known,
and the thin and thick bar varieties of the one penny overprinted on 6d error of 1886. These stamps are
very scarce on cover, and even dated used copies are hard to find due to the near universal application of the
‘A07’ killer cancel. The frame shows some interesting frankings including the only recorded double rate 4d
blue cover.
The ‘One Penny’ on 6d surcharge, one showing a thick bar and the other a thin one.
