St. Vincent 1902 onwards

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Remark: Many of the stamps presented here are from the private collection of Peter C. Elias (website http://www.stvincentstamps.com ), thanks Peter for letting me use your images! All images starting with 'elias' are taken from him.

1902 King Edward

  1/2 p lilac and green
  1 p lilac and red
  2 p lilac and black
  2 1/2 p lilac and blue
  3 p lilac and green
  6 p lilac and brown
  1 Sh green and red
  2 Sh green and violet
  2 Sh lilac and blue on blue
  5 Sh green and blue
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  1 Pound lilac and black on red (1911)

For the specialist: the values 2 p, 1 Sh, 5 Sh and 1 Pound have the value shield open, the other values have the value on a lined background. These stamps have watermark 'CA Crown' or 'Multiple CA Crown' and perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

A Madame Joseph forgery (forged cancel applied to a fiscally used stamp?)

1907 Arms of St.Vincent, small size, "St.Vincent" in coloured letters, "POSTAGE & REVENUE" below design

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p orange
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p violet

These stamps have watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' and perforation 14.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1909 As previous issue, but with "St.VINCENT" in white, "PAX ET JUSTITIA" below design

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p lilac on yellow
  6 p lilac
  1 Sh black on green
  2 Sh violet and blue
  5 Sh green and red
  1 Pound black and lilac

These stamps have watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' or 'Multiple Script CA Crown' and perforation 14. For the specialist: the 1 p and 6 p stamps exist with or without dot below the 'd'.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

A curious Hialeah forgery exists of the 5 Sh value, where the value is indicated as "5s" instead of "5/-" (see http://www.freewebs.com/dvstampclub/Pm0410.pdf).

1913 King George

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  1 1/2 p brown (1932)
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p blue (1921)
  3 p lilac on yellow
  4 p red on yellow
  5 p green
  6 p lilac
  1 Sh black on green
  1 Sh brown

Surcharged

  'ONE PENNY.' and bar (red) on 1 Sh black on green

Overprinted 'WAR STAMP'

  1 p red (1916, 2 main types)

These stamps have watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' or 'Multiple Script CA Crown' and perforation 14. For the specialist: of the "WAR STAMP" overprint in one line 3 subtypes exist: the distance between "WAR" and "STAMP" can be 2-2 1/2 mm, 1 1/2 mm or 3 1/2 mm. The overprint in two lines exists with "WAR" fat and "WAR" thin. Be careful, forgeries exist of these overprints!

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V, inscription "1910-1935"

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A 1 p red and black, 1 1/2 p grey and blue, 2 1/2 p blue and brown and 1 Sh lilac and black were issued in a design identical to many other British colonies (Windsor castle).

1937 Inscription "12th MAY 1937" portrait of King and Queen

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The values 1 p violet, 1 1/2 p red and 2 1/2 p blue were issued (design identical to that of many other British colonies).

1938 King George VI, various designs

  1/2 p green and blue (Pax et Justitia)
  1 p brown and blue
  1 1/2 p red and green
  2 p black and green (design as 1/2 p)
  2 1/2 p blue and black (Bathing Beach at Villa)
  2 1/2 p brown and green
  3 p lilac and orange (design as 1/2 p)
  3 1/2 p green and black (design as 2 1/2 p blue and black)
  6 p lilac and black (design as 1/2 p)
  1 Sh green and lilac (design as 2 1/2 p brown and green)
  2 Sh lilac and blue (design as 1/2 p)
  2 Sh 6 p blue and brown (design as 1/2 p)
  5 Sh green and red (design as 1/2 p)
  10 Sh brown and blue (design as 1/2 p)
  1 $ black and lilac (design as 1/2 p)

1949: Decimal set, value in 'cents' or '$' 

  1 c green and blue (Pax et Justitia)
  1 c black and green
  2 c brown and blue
  3 c red and green
  3 c lilac and orange
  4 c black and green
  4 c green and blue
  5 c brown and green (Victoria Park, Kingston)
  6 c red and green (design as 3 c red and green)
  6 c lilac and orange (Pax et Justitia)
  7 c blue and black (Bathing Beach at Villa)
  10 c blue and black (Bathing Beach at Villa)
  12 c lilac and black
  24 c green and lilac
  48 c lilac and blue
  60 c blue and brown
  1.20$ green and red
  2.40 $ brown and blue
  4.80 $ black and lilac

1951: overprinted "NEW CONSTITUTION 1951" 
  3 c red and green
  4 c black and green
  5 c brown and green
  12 c lilac and black 

1940-45(?) War propaganda forgery

Some stamps were issued by the Germans, resembling the design of the 1937 Great Britain King George VI, with "LIQUIDATION OF EMPIRE St.VINCENT" printed on it. These forgeries exist for many other colonies as well.

1946 Victory issue, identical to sets issued in many other British colonies, inscription "8th JUNE 1946"

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  1 1/2 p red
  3 1/2 p blue

1949 Royal Silver wedding, identical to sets issued in many other British colonies, inscription "1923-1948", image of King and Queen

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  1 1/2 p red (smaller size)
  1 Pound lilac

Apparently, the original 1 Pound stamp was printed in black, but the whole stock disappeared and was reprinted in a different color.

1949 UPU issue (design similar to many other British colonies)

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  5 c blue
  6 c violet
  12 c lilac
  24 c green

1949 King George VI, new currency (see under 1938 issue)

1951 University College of the West Indies

Two different designs: 3 c red and green and 12 c lilac and black.

1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth, inscription "CORONATION JUNE 1953", design identical to many other British colonies

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  4 c green and black 

1954 Boy Scouts Jubilee

1 c brown and green, 4 c red and blue.

1955 Queen Elizabeth II definitive set, portrait of the Queen

1 c orange, 2 c blue, 3 c grey, 4 c brown, 5 c red, 10 c violet, 15 c blue, 20 c green, 25 c black. The higher values in arms design (50 c, 1 $ and 2.50 $) are listed here.

1958 The West Indies Federation

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  3 c green
  6 c blue
  12 c red 

1963 Freedom from hunger, design identical to many other British colonies

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  8 c violet

1963 Red Cross issue

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  4 c black and red
  8 c blue and red

1965 ITU issue

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  4 c green and blue
  48 c red and orange

1966 Churchill issue

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  1 c blue, black, gold and red
  4 c green, black, gold and red
  20 c brown, black, gold and red 
  40 c violet, black, gold and red

1966 Royal visit to the Caribbean

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  4 c blue and black
  25 c red and black

1966 WHO new headquarters building

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  4 c green, blue and black
  25 c lilac, orange and black

1966 20th anniversary of Unesco

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  4 c grey, orange and red
  8 c olive, orange and blue
  25 c lilac, black and orange

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