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Frames 31 & 32
GRENADA – THE CHALON HEAD ISSUES (1861 – 1882)
from the collection of Chris Harman, RDP, Hon. FRPSL
Wmk. Large Star – Intermediate perf. 15 – Cover dated 28 January 1875 – St. Andrews to London.
Grenada was the last of the British Colonies to use the Chalon head of Queen Victoria for its stamps. The head
die, taken from a watercolour sketch now in the Royal Philatelic Collection by E. H. Corbould and with the
die engraved by William Humphrys, was the same as had originally been used in 1855 for the first stamps of
Tasmania.
The early stamps of Grenada
are among the most difficult
among the Colonies to
distinguish the various
printings and the display
includes a guide to the
distinguishing features of
each printing or group of
printings. The Grenada 1d
value also includes one of
the more obvious re-entries
found on any of the Perkins,
Bacon colonial issues and an
example of this re-entry is
shown as R1/4 in a corner
block of 15.
No wmk. – Rough perf. 14½-16 – Corner block of 15 with Major Re-entry on R1/4.
GRENADA – THE CHALON HEAD ISSUES (1861 – 1882)
from the collection of Chris Harman, RDP, Hon. FRPSL
Wmk. Large Star – Intermediate perf. 15 – Cover dated 28 January 1875 – St. Andrews to London.
Grenada was the last of the British Colonies to use the Chalon head of Queen Victoria for its stamps. The head
die, taken from a watercolour sketch now in the Royal Philatelic Collection by E. H. Corbould and with the
die engraved by William Humphrys, was the same as had originally been used in 1855 for the first stamps of
Tasmania.
The early stamps of Grenada
are among the most difficult
among the Colonies to
distinguish the various
printings and the display
includes a guide to the
distinguishing features of
each printing or group of
printings. The Grenada 1d
value also includes one of
the more obvious re-entries
found on any of the Perkins,
Bacon colonial issues and an
example of this re-entry is
shown as R1/4 in a corner
block of 15.
No wmk. – Rough perf. 14½-16 – Corner block of 15 with Major Re-entry on R1/4.
