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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' pricesNapier, Francis John Hamilton Scott

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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices

Name: Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices
Author: Napier, Francis John Hamilton Scott

Napier, Francis John Hamilton Scott

Postage stamps -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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.

[Illustration]





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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' pricesNapier, Francis John Hamilton Scott

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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices

Napier, Francis John Hamilton Scott

Postage stamps -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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.

[Illustration]





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Handbooks: Saint Vincent, by Francis H. Napier and E. D. Bacon

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Saint Vincent, with notes and publishers' prices

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