Trinidad & Tobago  

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UPU member as British Colony from 1 April 1877; including Tobago from 1888.

need details and illustrations of registered envelopes - see queries in Note 2

class H&G year value colour size description specimen type note
post card 1 1915 ½d green   KGV D{4}  
  2 1915 1d carmine   KGV D{4}  
  3 1924 1d brown   KGV D{4}  
  4 1937 1 cent green   KGVI D{9a}  
  5 1937 2 cents brown   KGVI D{9}  
regist env C1 1915 2d   F: 133 × 83 KGV D{4r}  
  C2 1924 3d   F: 133 × 83 KGV D{4r}  
  C2b 1924 3d   G: 152 × 96 KGV D{4r}  
  C3 1925 3d   F: 133 × 83 KGV – 2
  C3a 1925 3d   G: 152 × 96 KGV – 2
  C5 1937 6 cents   G: 152 × 96 KGVI D{9a}  
wrapper E1 1915 ½d green   KGV D{4}  
  E2 1915 1d red   KGV D{4}  
  E3 1924 1d brown   KGV D{4}  
  E4 1937 1 cent green   KGVI D{9a}  
  E5 1940 2 cents brown   KGVI D{9a}  

type image dimensions application
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4r} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BR to TL (inverted) on reverse
D{9} 41 × 4 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{9a} as above 41 × 4 overprinted diag TL to BR

Note

1  All items listed were printed by De La Rue.
2  No evidence has been found that the two 1925 registered envelopes, which differ from the 1924 issue only in a minor change to the text on the reverse, were sent to the UPU for distribution.

Acknowledgement

Compiled by Charles Freeland from information provided by David Druett.

Last updated 8 May 2009

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