Page 43 - BWISC 60th Anniversary Display at RPSL, November 2014
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Frames 37 & 38
MONTSERRAT – POSTAL HISTORY
from the collection of Peter McCann, RDP, FRPSL
Cover bearing 12 x Antigua 1d stamps overprinted ‘MONTSERRAT’.
Period 2: Reissue of Montserrat Postage 1903 – 1946
Small Circular Datestamps (1903 – 1912)
Large Circular Datestamps (1909 – 1933)
Plymouth Datestamps (1930 – 1946)
Early Air Mail Period (1930 – 1936)
King George VI & World War II (1938 – 1946)
World War II & Censorship (1939 – 1945)
Postal History in the formal philatelic sense usually means the study of rates, routes, and markings of an area
or country. Montserrat is of such a size that the term Postal History is used as well to encompass the philatelic
history of the Post Office itself which covers a broader scope than just the rates, routes, and markings.
Thus, the study of when various stamp issues as well as postal stationery were introduced and the political
factors that influenced these issues are also discussed here as part of the island’s Postal History. Montserrat
Ship, Packet and other Mail Rates are shown starting from very early inception.
Any mail from Montserrat in all of the periods above is quite difficult to find. To exemplify, the literate
population in Montserrat was estimated to be 240 in 1881 and dropped in succeeding decades.
The year of inception of each rate is shown at the bottom of every page. Dates of individual covers are found
at top right of each page.
MONTSERRAT – POSTAL HISTORY
from the collection of Peter McCann, RDP, FRPSL
Cover bearing 12 x Antigua 1d stamps overprinted ‘MONTSERRAT’.
Period 2: Reissue of Montserrat Postage 1903 – 1946
Small Circular Datestamps (1903 – 1912)
Large Circular Datestamps (1909 – 1933)
Plymouth Datestamps (1930 – 1946)
Early Air Mail Period (1930 – 1936)
King George VI & World War II (1938 – 1946)
World War II & Censorship (1939 – 1945)
Postal History in the formal philatelic sense usually means the study of rates, routes, and markings of an area
or country. Montserrat is of such a size that the term Postal History is used as well to encompass the philatelic
history of the Post Office itself which covers a broader scope than just the rates, routes, and markings.
Thus, the study of when various stamp issues as well as postal stationery were introduced and the political
factors that influenced these issues are also discussed here as part of the island’s Postal History. Montserrat
Ship, Packet and other Mail Rates are shown starting from very early inception.
Any mail from Montserrat in all of the periods above is quite difficult to find. To exemplify, the literate
population in Montserrat was estimated to be 240 in 1881 and dropped in succeeding decades.
The year of inception of each rate is shown at the bottom of every page. Dates of individual covers are found
at top right of each page.
