The change of printers, although the same plates have always been employed, marks such a distinct epoch in the history of the stamps, that we have thought it advisable to place those furnished by the two different firms under separate headings, and so break up the Reference List into two parts, under the nomenclature of Sections I. and II. It will be observed that our lists contain no mention whatever of postal fiscals. Such stamps do not exist in St. Vincent, although M. Moens and other writers have chronicled them. All postmarked specimens that may be met with must have either been passed through the post by inadvertence, or been obliterated by favour. In concluding these remarks we beg to acknowledge with thanks the kindness of Mr. T. Maycock, Mr. M. Giwelb, and Mr. W. H. Peckitt, who have lent us stamps for illustration, and of Messrs. Whitfield King & Co., who sent us for examination a great number of entire sheets of the De La Rue printings, which have been of the greatest assistance to us in writing the notes to Section II. of this Handbook. REFERENCE LIST. SECTION I. _Stamps printed and perforated by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co., London, from 1861 to 1881 inclusive._ Issue 1. _May 1861._ =Type= Shape, upright rectangular—22¼ mm. × 19¼ mm. Diademed head of Queen to left on engine-turned background. Straight labels above and below, with “St. Vincent” and value in words in white block capitals on solid background. Illustration No. 1. =Paper= White wove, inclined to greyish, rather rough, and varying considerably in thickness. =Watermark= None. =Gum= Yellowish. =Perforation= A.[1] Illustrations 16 and 17. [1] This is a roughly punctured, slightly irregular perforation, varying from 14 to 15, but generally about 14½. See Note to Section I. Unused. Used. s. d. s. d. =1= | 1d., bright rose-red | 5 0 | 2 6 | | | =2= | 6d., blue-green | 12 6 | 3 0 Variety. Imperforate vertically. =2_a_= | 6d., blue-green | | Variety. With double perforation horizontally. =3= | 1d., bright rose-red | | Varieties. Imperforate.