Page 54 - BWISC 60th Anniversary Display at RPSL, November 2014
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Frames 48 & 49
POSTAL HISTORY OF THE BWI
from the collection of Federico Borromeo, FRPSL
If we look at the style of the various designs, we find first the
‘Britannia’ type adopted by Trinidad and Barbados, and later on the
‘Chalon’ type adopted by Bahamas and Grenada. Different types
showing the likeness of Queen Victoria were used for Jamaica,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Turks Islands and Antigua. Nevis and the
Virgin Islands had their own special designs depicting allegorical
figures. The Antigua stamps were overprinted to serve in
Montserrat. Later on a common uniform type, typographed by
De La Rue, was introduced for St. Christopher, Dominica and
Tobago. The so-called Victorian ‘Key Type’ of 1879 was used for
Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Lucia and the Virgin Islands.
A second ‘Key Type’ was used, ten years later, for the Leeward
Islands and for the Cayman Islands.
26 April 1879, cover from Dominica to the Bishop of Antigua franked with a 6d key plate design adhesive
similar to those of St. Christopher and Tobago. It bears two red ‘DOMINICA PAID’ handstamps
and the ‘A07’ obliterator assigned to Dominica.
POSTAL HISTORY OF THE BWI
from the collection of Federico Borromeo, FRPSL
If we look at the style of the various designs, we find first the
‘Britannia’ type adopted by Trinidad and Barbados, and later on the
‘Chalon’ type adopted by Bahamas and Grenada. Different types
showing the likeness of Queen Victoria were used for Jamaica,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Turks Islands and Antigua. Nevis and the
Virgin Islands had their own special designs depicting allegorical
figures. The Antigua stamps were overprinted to serve in
Montserrat. Later on a common uniform type, typographed by
De La Rue, was introduced for St. Christopher, Dominica and
Tobago. The so-called Victorian ‘Key Type’ of 1879 was used for
Antigua, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Lucia and the Virgin Islands.
A second ‘Key Type’ was used, ten years later, for the Leeward
Islands and for the Cayman Islands.
26 April 1879, cover from Dominica to the Bishop of Antigua franked with a 6d key plate design adhesive
similar to those of St. Christopher and Tobago. It bears two red ‘DOMINICA PAID’ handstamps
and the ‘A07’ obliterator assigned to Dominica.
