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1858-1871
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1872-1881
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1882-1890
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1882 Issue
Specimens
Issued Stamps
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1884 Issue A
Issued Stamps
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1884 Issue B
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1886 Issue
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1886 Issue 
Issued Stamps

These stamps were printed on paper watermarked with Crown CA and comb perforated 14.  

Specimens section includes the information of the Specimen overprints. The Issued Stamps sections shows mint and used examples. The Covers section includes usages of the various printings on cover. For constant plate varieties, see link on top navigation bar. 

Watermark varieties are treated on a single page which can be found here: 
Watermark Varieties


Unused

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2½d blue

These were first invoiced on May 4, 1886 if we accept this date as when the colors changed. Five shipments of this denomination consisting of 78,360 stamps (653 sheets) were shipped to Antigua. Of that total, 26,009 stamps were remaindered in 1892.

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4d brown

These were first invoiced on May 4, 1886 if we accept this date as when the colors changed. Five shipments of this denomination consisting of 144,720 stamps (1,206 sheets) were shipped to Antigua. Of that total, 38,404 stamps were remaindered in 1892.

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1s mauve

These were first invoiced on May 4, 1886 if we accept this date as when the colors changed. One shipment of this denomination consisting of 6,000 stamps (50 sheets) were shipped to Antigua. Of that total, 1,387 stamps were remaindered in 1892.


Unused Blocks

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4d brown

 


Specimen Overprints

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Type D12 Overprints 

2½d blue
4d brown
1s mauve

 



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