Postage stamps, booklets, flight, censored and maritime mail and philatelic covers of St Vincent for sale.
St Vincent has always been popular with stamp collectors. The classic issues in such rich colours make a spectacular collection. The village postmarks of St Vincent have been actively collected for much longer than most countries.
There is little to interest the postal history collector in the pre stamp period but a high degree of specialisation is possible in other areas. Registration marks, labels and rates, early air mail rates and maritime mail.
All St Vincent stamp collectors should possess a copy of the fine handbook by Pierce, Messenger and Lowe, 'St Vincent, the postal history, cancellations, postage stamps and revenue stamps.'
Post and packing is extra but does not increase however many items are ordered. Inland £1, Europe £1.50 and Overseas £2
![]() | 1805 (20 May) EL from Fort Charlotte, St Vincent to Lieut. Robert Mc Pherson, 17th Native Infantry, Bengal. Apparently carried privately to Perth, Scotland where posted to India with PERTH ds, Edinburgh Bishop Mark and London PAID ds. Worn at folds and with hole at lower left corner. Fascinating contents, a letter from Thomas McGreggor who was with the 90th Regiment to his friend in India describing his time in Ireland and abrupt departure for the West Indies. He spent weeks aboard the transport in Barbados due to French fleet being in the vicinity and then arrived in St Vincent. He was very unhappy stationed high up in the Fort and with fellow officers and men already falling sick. 'Since I came here I have had a continued fit of the Blue Devils.' In the first year of its service in the West Indies the regiment lost eight officers and 136 men but remained as the garrison on the island till 1809. | £325.00 |
![]() | 1813 (12 May) ST VINCENT large fleuron ds on EL to London. A fine strike accompanied with London cds and opens out well for display. Rated 6/6d (treble rate). Contains two long letters in a clear hand explaining why the owner has not been paid by other planters on the island due to lack of money and problems with the convoy system to ship hogsheads of sugar. | £250.00 |
![]() | 1815 (11 Jun) ST VINCENT large fleuron ob part EL to England, rated 6/6d (treble rate). A fine strike and opens out well for display. | £220.00 |
![]() ![]() | 1832 (25 Aug) St Vincent cover to London redirected to Scotland with boxed step type SHIP LETTER PORTSMOUTH, two London ds's and faint boxed ½ h/s. Originally rated 1/7d and then charged a second time 1/3d for redirection to Scotland. | £75.00 |
![]() ![]() | 1834 (9 Jun) EL from St Vincent to London with boxed step type 'SHIP LETTER PLYMOUTH' and London ds. Endorsed, 'P Elizabeth' and rated 1/7d. | £75.00 |
![]() | 1862 St Vincent 6d deep green (SG4) a very over-inked example, f.u. | £8.00 |
![]() | 1862-8 St Vincent perf 11-12½, 1d rose red (SG5) marginal block showing plate markings in margin, lightly toned in middle, fresh o.g. | £40.00 |
![]() | 1862-8 St Vincent perf 11-12½, 1d rose red (SG5) sharp 'A10' cancel, f.u. | £10.00 |
![]() | 1862-8 St Vincent perf 11 to 12½, 4d deep blue (SG6) well centred, fresh colour, part o.g. | £75.00 |
![]() | 1862-8 St Vincent perf 14-16, 1/- slate grey (SG9) fresh m.m., hinge rems. | £90.00 |
![]() | 1862-9 St Vincent forgeries of 1d, 4d, 6d and 1/-. All crude litho types with faults. (4) | £10.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent perf 11 to 12½, 4d yellow (SG12) rather oxidised, unused, o.g. Cat £350 | £30.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent 4d yellow (SG12) with very scarce village use of the vertical A10 (medium A) in red, f.u. | £150.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent 4d yellow (SG12) with black ink line, fresh colour. Applied by Perkins Bacon to remainders. | £65.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent perf 11 to 12½, 1/- brown (SG14) well centred but narrow margins at sides, f.u. Cat £160 | £40.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent perf 11 to 12½, 1/- brown (SG14) on piece, v.g.u. Cat £160 | £30.00 |
![]() | 1869 St Vincent perf 11 to 12½, 1/- brown (SG14) a tall copy with printer's guide mark in top margin, f.u. Cat £160 | £60.00 |