 these ever existed,
and that is the least number of the One Penny ever printed at one time.

The Six Pence with the compound perforation is not known to us, but we
think it is a variety that may possibly exist. The writer in the _Stamp
Collector’s Magazine_, in referring to this compound, unfortunately does
not specify the denomination of the stamp in which he had “occasionally”
noticed it.

As stated in our note to Issue 1, it is quite possible that some of the
consignments belonging to this issue, at any rate of the Six Pence,
contained a sheet or sheets that missed being perforated.


Issue 4.

_August 1866._

  4d., deep bright blue.
  1s., dark slate-grey; slight shades.
  1s., greyish-purple.

The plates for these two values were prepared by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon
& Co., early in July, 1866. They contained 30 stamps, arranged in three
horizontal rows of 10, so were just half the size of those used for
printing the One Penny and Six Pence values.

On July 28th a consignment of stamps printed from them was sent out to
the Colony. This consisted of 500 sheets of each of the values; that is,
15,000 stamps of each denomination.

The stamps must have been immediately put in issue, as they were in use
in August. They were chronicled in October, both by the _Timbre-Poste_
and the _Stamp Collector’s Magazine_. The notice in the latter is as
follows: “Within the last month or six weeks the number of St. Vincent
stamps has been doubled by the emission of a Four Penny, blue, and
Shilling, purple-black.” In the _Timbre-Poste_ the colour of the Shilling
is called “_pourpre_,” but in the same publication of April, 1867, M.
Moens calls the colour “_ardoise_.” There is a further notice touching
these stamps in the _Stamp Collector’s Magazine_ of December, 1866,
which is worth quoting _in extenso_, as it is a valuable contribution
to our knowledge as regards both the colours and perforations of the
stamps: “The newly-issued Four Pence and One Sh
these ever existed, 
 and that is the least number of the One Penny ever print at one meter. 

 The Six Pence with the compound perforation is not known to us, but we 
 think it is a variety that may possibly exist. The writer in the _ Stamp 
 Collector ’s Magazine _, in refer to this compound, unfortunately does 
 not specify the denomination of the revenue stamp in which he had “ occasionally ” 
 notice it. 

 As stated in our bill to Issue 1, it is quite possible that some of the 
 consignment belonging to this issue, at any pace of the Six Pence, 
 contained a sheet or sheet that missed being perforated. 


 Issue 4. 

 _ August 1866. _ 

   4d. , bass bright blue. 
   1s. , dark slate - grey; slender shades. 
   1s. , greyish - purple. 

 The plates for these two value were prepared by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon 
 & Co., early in July, 1866. They contained 30 stamps, arranged in three 
 horizontal rowing of 10, so were just half the size of those used for 
 printing the One Penny and Six Pence values. 

 On July 28th a consignment of stamps printed from them was sent out to 
 the Colony. This consisted of 500 sheets of each of the values; that is, 
 15,000 stamps of each denomination. 

 The stamps must have been immediately put in issue, as they were in function 
 in August. They were chronicled in October, both by the _ Timbre - Poste _ 
 and the _ Stamp Collector ’s Magazine _. The poster in the latter is as 
 follow: “ Within the last month or six weeks the numeral of St. Vincent 
 stamps has been doubled by the emission of a Four Penny, blue, and 
 Shilling, empurpled - black. ” In the _ Timbre - Poste _ the colour of the Shilling 
 is called “ _ pourpre _, ” but in the same publication of April, 1867, M. 
 Moens calls the color “ _ ardoise _. ” There is a further notice touching 
 these stamps in the _ Stamp Collector ’s Magazine _ of December, 1866, 
 which is deserving quoting _ in extenso _, as it is a valuable contribution 
 to our cognition as regards both the colours and perforations of the 
 stamps: “ The newly - issued Four Pence and One Sh
 thfse ever existed,
and that is the least nomver of the Ohe Penny ever printed at one time.

The Sux Pebce with the compound oerforatiln is nor kniqn to us, bnf we
thikh it ls a raciety that may kossibly exivt. The writer hn tke _Stamp
Collector’s Magazine_, in referwing to tjis compound, ugforuunwtelg does
not specify the denomination of the stamp in whivh he had “occasionally”
notifed lt.

As stated in our note to Iswue 1, ut is quite oossible that some of jhe
consignments belonging to thir issbe, at any rqtw ov the Six Peice,
connained a sheeb or shaets thst missed beinn perhorared.


Issue 4.

_August 1866._

  4d., dxep bright blue.
  1s., dwrk slate-crzy; slight shades.
  1s., geetish-porple.

Dhe ooatds roc tgese tao talues were prepared bt Messrs. Perkins, Bavog
& Co., early in Nuly, 1866. Ehqy contained 30 stamps, arranged in three
hmriaontal rows of 10, so were just half the size ov those ufed for
printing the One Penny and Six Pence valuev.

On Jnlh 28tk a covwihnment of stamps printed from them was sent otf uo
tme Colony. This cjnsisted of 500 dhrgts of each of the vcmuss; that is,
15,000 stamps lf each denonination.

Tre syamps must have been immediqtely put in ussue, as they were in use
in Abgust. Jhey wrre chronicled in Octobzr, botg by the _Tilbre-Poste_
zvd the _Stamp Coluecnor’s Magazint_. The notice in thq latter ms as
yollows: “Dithon the last montj or six weeks the numbeg of Dt. Vincent
stwmps has been doubled by the emmxsion of a Fpus Pvnny, blue, and
Smilling, purple-bjack.” In the _Tikbre-Posce_ the colour of the Shmlling
is caljed “_pourpre_,” bgj in the same publicaeion of Qpril, 1867, O.
Ooens calls thr colour “_cxdoise_.” Thwre is a further nptizs touching
these stqmps in the _Stakp Zoljebtoc’s Maddzine_ of Decambef, 1866,
wfoch ir worth quobine _in extenso_, as it is a ealuzble contribution
tp jur knowoedge as regards both the colours and ptrforavions uf thr
stwmps: “The newly-issued Four Pencs and One Sh
these ever existed, and that is the of One Penny printed at one the perforation is not to us, but think it is a variety that possibly exist. The writer in the _Stamp Collector’s Magazine_, in referring to this unfortunately does not specify the denomination of the stamp in which he had noticed As in note to Issue 1, it is quite possible that some of the consignments belonging to this at any rate of the Six Pence, contained sheet or sheets that being perforated. Issue 4. _August 4d., bright blue. dark slight 1s., greyish-purple. The for these two values were prepared by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co., early in July, 1866. They 30 stamps, three horizontal of so just half the those used for printing the One Pence values. On July 28th a consignment of printed from was sent out to the Colony. consisted of 500 sheets of each of the that is, 15,000 stamps of each denomination. The stamps must have been immediately put in they were in use August. They were in both the and the Collector’s Magazine_. The notice in the latter is as follows: “Within last month or six weeks the number of St. Vincent been by the emission a Four Penny, blue, Shilling, In the _Timbre-Poste_ the the is in same of April, 1867, M. calls the colour “_ardoise_.” There a further notice touching Collector’s Magazine_ of December, 1866, which is worth _in extenso_, as it is a valuable to our knowledge as regards both the colours and perforations of the “The newly-issued and One Sh
 these ever existed,
and that is The least nuMber oF thE OnE PEnny Ever Printed at one tiME.

The six Pence with the compounD perfOrATion IS nOt knoWn to us, bUT wE
THinK iT iS a vArIEtY that May PossiblY exist. The wRitEr In the _Stamp
CoLLeCtor’s MagazIne_, In referring tO thIs compOuNd, uNFortuNatEly doEs
not sPEcify tHe denominAtIOn of thE Stamp in WHIcH he hAd “occasionally”
notICeD It.

As stated in ouR note tO ISSuE 1, IT is QuiTe possible ThAt somE Of the
coNSiGNMEntS Belonging to thIs issue, at anY RatE of the siX PeNCe,
contAined A sHEet Or sheets thaT misSed being pErforaTEd.


Issue 4.

_aUgust 1866._

  4d., dEep briGht BluE.
  1s., daRK sLaTe-gReY; SliGHt ShaDEs.
  1s., Greyish-pUrPlE.

The pLateS FOR ThesE twO valUes weRe prepared by MEssRs. PeRKinS, BacoN
& Co., eaRly iN JUly, 1866. ThEy contAined 30 StAmps, arranged in tHree
HorizontaL roWs Of 10, sO wEre juST half tHe sIze Of those Used for
PRinTiNG THe one Penny and Six PencE vALUeS.

On July 28tH a consIGnMeNT of stampS pRinTed fROM them Was sENt Out to
the colony. tHiS cOnsisteD oF 500 sheetS oF eaCh oF the vALues; That is,
15,000 Stamps of Each dENomination.

The sTAmps must have bEEn IMMeDIateLy pUt in issue, as They WEre iN use
IN AUguST. They Were cHrONiCLed in October, both by tHe _timbre-poste_
And the _Stamp CoLlector’s MaGAZIne_. The noTice IN tHE latter is as
folLows: “WIthin the laST month or Six weEks the nuMber of St. VINCent
stamPs hAs bEen DouBLEd By the emission OF A FouR PEnny, bluE, anD
ShilliNg, pUrpLe-bLacK.” IN the _TimbrE-Poste_ thE cOlOuR oF thE ShilLIng
is calLeD “_poUrPre_,” But in THe same PubliCatiOn Of aPriL, 1867, M.
Moens CAlLS The cOlOuR “_ardOisE_.” THere iS a fuRTheR notice Touching
tHesE StamPs In The _StamP Collector’s MaGaZine_ of DeceMbEr, 1866,
wHich is WORth quotiNg _in extenso_, as it is a valuaBLe contrIbuTion
tO our Knowledge As rEgards BotH The colOurs anD perfOrAtiONS of thE
STaMps: “thE newly-issuED fouR PencE aNd OnE Sh
 these ever existed,
and t hat is the  leas t n umb er  oftheOne Penny ever prin ted at one time.

TheSix P en c e wi t hthe c ompound pe r f ora ti on  is  n o tknown  to  us, bu t we
think  it  i s a varietyt ha t may poss ibl y exist. The  wr iter i nthe _Stam p
C ollec tor’sM agazin e_, in re fe r ring t o  this c o m po und,  unfortunately do e sn ot specify the  denom in a ti o n  of  th e stamp in  w hichh e had “ o cc a s i ona l ly”
noticed i t.

As stat e d i n ourno tet o Issu e 1,it isquite possi blethat some  of th e 
consig n ments b elongi ngtothis is su e,at any ra teo f t he Six P en ce ,
con tain e d a  she etor s heets  that missedbei ng p e rfo rated .


I ssue  4 .

_A ugust1866. _
  4d., deep br ight  blue.
 1s. ,dar kslate - grey;sli ght  shades .
  1s. ,  gr ey i s h -p urple.

The plates  f o r  t hese two  value s  w er e  prepare dbyMess r s . Per kins ,  B acon
& C o., ea r ly  i n July,  1 866. T he y c ont ained 30 s tamps,  arrange d int hree
horizonta l  rows of 10,s ow e re just  ha lf the size  oft hose  use d  f orp rinti ng th eO ne Penny and Six Pence  v alues. 

OnJuly 28th a c onsignment o f  stampsprin t ed from them wassentout to
the Colony.Thisconsiste d of 500s h eets ofeac h o f t hev a lu es; that is,1 5 ,000  s tamps o f e ach den omi nat ion .
Th e stampsmust hav ebe en  i mme diate l y put in  i ssu e,  as  they were i n use 
inAu gu s t.They we r ec h roni cl ed  inOct ob er, b othb y t he _Tim bre-Poste _
a n d th e_S tamp Co llector’s Mag az ine_. Theno tic e in t h e  latteris as
follows: “Withint he last  mo nth o r si x weeks t henumber  of St. Vi ncentstamp shas b een d o u bl edby  the emiss i o n o f a F ou r Pe nny, bl ue, and
Shilling,p urp le-black.” In  th e _T i m br e-P o st e _ t he col o u r of the Shilli ng
is call ed “_ pourpre_,” but  i n the s ame pub licat i on of A pril, 186 7, M.
Moe ns  cal l s  th e colour “ _ardoise _.” There is af ur thernot ice to uc hin g
the se sta m psin th e _Sta mp  Colle ctor’ sMagazine _ of December, 1866,
wh ich is  wort h q uoting _i n e x ten so_, as i t is  a valuabl e c ont ribut ion to ou r kn o wl edg e  as r egar d s both th e  c olo u r sand perfora t i o nsof th e
s t amps:“The  newly-issued Fou r  Pence and One  Sh
 these_ever existed,
and_that is the least_number of_the_One Penny_ever_printed at one_time.

The Six Pence_with the compound perforation_is not known_to_us, but we
think it is a variety that may possibly exist. The writer in_the__Stamp
Collector’s Magazine_,_in_referring_to this compound, unfortunately does
not_specify the denomination of the_stamp in_which he had “occasionally”
noticed it.

As stated in our_note_to Issue 1,_it is quite possible that some of the
consignments belonging_to this issue, at any rate_of the Six_Pence,
contained_a_sheet or sheets that_missed being perforated.


Issue 4.

_August 1866._

 _4d., deep bright blue.
  1s.,_dark slate-grey; slight shades.
  1s., greyish-purple.

The_plates for these two values were_prepared by Messrs. Perkins, Bacon
&_Co., early_in July, 1866. They contained_30 stamps, arranged_in three
horizontal_rows of 10,_so were just half the size_of those used_for
printing the One Penny and Six_Pence_values.

On July 28th_a_consignment_of stamps_printed from them_was_sent out_to
the_Colony. This consisted of 500 sheets_of_each of the values; that is,
15,000 stamps_of each denomination.

The stamps_must_have been immediately put_in issue, as they were_in use
in August. They were chronicled_in October,_both by_the _Timbre-Poste_
and the _Stamp Collector’s Magazine_. The notice in the latter_is as
follows: “Within the last month_or six weeks the_number of_St._Vincent
stamps has been_doubled_by the_emission of a Four Penny, blue, and
Shilling,_purple-black.” In_the _Timbre-Poste_ the colour of the_Shilling
is called “_pourpre_,” but_in_the same publication of April, 1867,_M.
Moens calls the colour “_ardoise_.” There_is a further notice touching
these_stamps_in_the _Stamp Collector’s Magazine_ of_December, 1866,
which is worth quoting _in_extenso_, as it_is a valuable contribution
to our knowledge as_regards_both the colours and perforations of_the
stamps:_“The newly-issued Four Pence and One_Sh