Leeward Islands  

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H&G 8 H&G 17 H&G B2 H&G B10 (H&G B12) H&G C2 H&G C4 H&G C6

UPU member as a British Federal Colony encompassing Antigua, British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Montserrat and St Kitts-Nevis/Anguilla from 1 July 1879.

class H&G year value colour / paper size description specimen type notes
post card 1 1891 1d     QV colonial D{2a}  
  2 1891 1½d     QV colonial D{2a}  
  3 1891 1d + 1d     QV colonial D{2a}  
  4 1891 1½d + 1½d     QV colonial D{2a}  
  5 1902 ½d     KEVII colonial D{4}  
  6 1902 1d     KEVII colonial D{4}  
  7 1902 1d + 1d     KEVII colonial D{4}  
  8 1915 1d     KGV leaves D{4}  
  9 1927 ½d     KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  10 1927 1d violet   KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  11 1927 1½d red   KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  12 1927 ½d + ½d     KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  13 1927 1d + 1d     KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  14 1927 1½d + 1½d     KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  15 1931 1d     KGV keyplate D{8}  
  16 1938 ½d     KGVI leaves D{9a}  
  17 1938 1d     KGVI leaves D{9a}  
envelope B1a 1891 1d   140 × 87 QV embossed D{2a}  
  B2 1891 2½d   120 × 94 QV embossed D{2a}  
  B3 1902 1d   120 × 94 KEVII embossed D{4}  
  B4 1902 2½d   120 × 94 KEVII embossed D{4}  
  B5 1927 1d violet   KGV keyplate D{4a}  
  B6 1927 1½d deep red   KGV keyplate D{4a}  
  B8 1928 1½d brown   KGV keyplate D{8}  
  B9 1928 1d rose-red   KGV keyplate D{8}  
  B10 1938 1d on thick cream paper 134 × 107 KGVI leaves D{9a}  
  (B11) 1938 1½d on thick cream paper 134 × 107 KGVI leaves D{9a} 2
  (B12) 1938 1d on thin grey paper 152 × 91 KGVI leaves D{9a} 2
  (B13) 1938 1½d on thin grey paper 152 × 91 KGVI leaves D{9a} 2
regist env C1 1891 2d   G: 152 × 96 QV embossed D{2}  
  C2 1902 2d   G: 152 × 96 KEVII embossed D{4a}  
  C4 1922 2d   G: 152 × 96 KGV circular embossed D{4r}  
  C5 1927 3d   G: 152 × 96 KGV keyplate D{4r}  
  C5b 1927 3d   H2: 225 × 100 KGV keyplate D{4r}  
  C6 1938 3d   G: 152 × 96 KGVI leaves D{9a}  
wrapper E1 1891 ½d     QV colonial D{2}  
  E2 1891 1d     QV colonial D{2}  
  E3 1902 ½d     KEVII colonial D{4}  
  E4 1902 1d     KEVII colonial D{4}  
  E5 1913 ½d     KGV leaves D{4}  
  E6 1927 ¼d     KGV keyplate D{7a}  
  E7 1938 ½d     KGVI leaves D{9a}  

type image dimensions application
D{2} 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{2a} as above 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4a} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{4r} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BR to TL (inverted) on reverse
D{7a} 64½ × 9½ overprinted diag TL to BR
D{8} 56½ × 7½ overprinted diag BL to TR
D{9a} 41 × 4 overprinted diag TL to BR

Notes

1  All items listed were printed by De La Rue.
2  Not listed by Higgins & Gage – notional numbers allocated.

Acknowledgement

Compiled by Charles Freeland.

Last updated 10 September 2008

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