Appendix D. List of Stamps printed for the Colony of Saint Vincent by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co. from 1861 to 1881.
Reading edition
Date of Despatch. Denomination and Colour. Quantity.
March 27th, 1861 1d., red 934 sheets, 56,040 stamps.
6d., green 167 ” 10,020 ”
July 22nd, 1862 1d., red 467 ” 28,020 ”
6d., green 167 ” 10,020 ”
May 28th, 1863 1d., red 467 ” 28,020 ”
6d., green 668 ” 40,080 ”
March 1st, 1865 1d., red 467 ” 28,020 ”
6d., green 167 ” 10,020 ”
March 14th, 1866 1d., red 300 ” 18,000 ”
6d., green 500 ” 30,000 ”
July 28th, 1866 4d., blue 500 ” 15,000 ”
1s., purple 500 ” 15,000 ”
June 15th, 1868 1d., red 300 ” 18,000 ”
6d., green 300 ” 18,000 ”
February 27th, 1869 1s., purple 300 ” 9,000 ”
August 13th, 1869 4d., yellow 300 ” 9,000 ”
1s., brown 300 ” 9,000 ”
February 14th, 1870 1d., red 300 ” 18,000 ”
March 28th, 1871 1d., black 300 ” 18,000 ”
6d., green 300 ” 18,000 ”
January 5th, 1872 1d., black 300 ” 18,000 ”
April 13th, 1872 1s., pink 300 ” 9,000 ”
October 28th, 1872 1d., black 600 ” 36,000 ”
July 28th, 1873 1d., black 600 ” 36,000 ”
6d., green 300 ” 18,000 ”
1s., pink 300 ” 9,000 ”
August 15th, 1874 1d., black 600 ” 36,000 ”
March 27th, 1875 1d., black 600 ” 36,000 ”
6d., green 300 ” 18,000 ”
1s., pink 300 ” 9,000 ”
February 28th, 1876 1d., black 1000 ” 60,000 ”
December 30th, 1876 6d., light green 300 ” 18,000 ”
1s., scarlet 300 ” 9,000 ”
May 29th, 1877 1d., black 1000 ” 60,000 ”
4d., dark blue 200 ” 6,000 ”
August 28th, 1878 1d., black 1000 ” 60,000 ”
6d., light green 300 ” 18,000 ”
1s., scarlet 300 ” 9,000 ”
May 13th, 1880 1d., pale green 1000 ” 60,000 ”
6d., green 300 ” 18,000 ”
1s., bright red 300 ” 9,000 ”
5s., pink 100 ” 2,000 ”
November 16th, 1881 ½d., light orange 1000 ” 60,000 ”
1d., slate 1000 ” 60,000 ”
4d., light blue 500 ” 15,000 ”
Note.—The colours in the above list are those given in the printers’ books. The list will be found of the greatest assistance to philatelists in helping them to determine the relative rarity of the stamps of Section I. It must, however, be borne in mind that at least two other factors enter into this problem. These are the number of stamps that were surcharged “Revenue” for fiscal purposes, and also the number of unused stamps that were stocked by the dealers at the time of their issue. Take for instance the Four Pence of 1866 and the Four Pence of 1877, of which the numbers printed were 15,000 and 6,000 respectively. Theoretically speaking, the latter should be 2½ times as rare as the former, but in reality it is much more so. The earlier one was stocked by the dealers, and is no rarer unused than used. The later stamp unused is at least ten times as rare as the first Four Pence in the same state, although the relative rarity of the two stamps when used is, roughly speaking, in proportion to the quantity printed of each.
