Page 51 - BWISC 60th Anniversary Display at RPSL, November 2014
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Frame 46
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS – THE ‘SHIP’ DEFINITIVES (1900–08)
from the collection of Richard Foden
Philatelically speaking, the Caicos Islands were united The unapproved ‘Ship’ design essay.
with the Turks Islands only at the end of the 19th
century. Their first joint issue was intended to be a
new series of pictorial definitives – using the ‘Ship’
design from the Badge of the Colony – to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the territory’s separation from the
Bahamas (in 1848).
Somewhat petulant disagreements between the local
Governor, the Crown Agents and the London-based
printers (De La Rue) caused considerable delay in
finalising the details of the design to be adopted, so
much so that the stamps were eventually issued in
November 1900 bearing the rather meaningless dates
‘1848 – 1900’.
All stages of this process are displayed, including the
originally proposed design essays, proofs, colour trials
and specimens. A similar double page is dedicated to
the production of the 3d denomination added in 1908.
Finally, four registered mail covers are shown, including
one with all of the smaller format lower denominations
used to the undoubtedly unique destination of St. Pierre
and Miquelon.
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS – THE ‘SHIP’ DEFINITIVES (1900–08)
from the collection of Richard Foden
Philatelically speaking, the Caicos Islands were united The unapproved ‘Ship’ design essay.
with the Turks Islands only at the end of the 19th
century. Their first joint issue was intended to be a
new series of pictorial definitives – using the ‘Ship’
design from the Badge of the Colony – to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the territory’s separation from the
Bahamas (in 1848).
Somewhat petulant disagreements between the local
Governor, the Crown Agents and the London-based
printers (De La Rue) caused considerable delay in
finalising the details of the design to be adopted, so
much so that the stamps were eventually issued in
November 1900 bearing the rather meaningless dates
‘1848 – 1900’.
All stages of this process are displayed, including the
originally proposed design essays, proofs, colour trials
and specimens. A similar double page is dedicated to
the production of the 3d denomination added in 1908.
Finally, four registered mail covers are shown, including
one with all of the smaller format lower denominations
used to the undoubtedly unique destination of St. Pierre
and Miquelon.
