The postal rate for postcards sent to the USA by air was 9d, which required a 1d and 8d stamp. As postcards lacked sufficient room to add the two stamps, a 9d overprint was added to the 8d stamp of the 1965 definitive series.
Details
- Date of Issue: 12 July 1965
- Date Withdrawn: 24 May 1966
- Date Invalidated:
- Designer: Portrait by Anthony Buckley
- Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, London
- Process: Litho & Recess (portrait & BAHAMAS)
- Paper:
- Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA
- Perf: 13.5 (comb)
- Plates: 2 (Bronze Green) 1 (Reddish Purple) 1 (Light Blue) : 2a (Bronze Green) 1a (Reddish Purple) 1a (Light Blue) [upper pane : lower pane]
- Sheet:
- Printed in two sheets (A /B) of 120 stamps consisting of an upper and lower pane of 60 stamps (R6 x 10) separared by a vertical gutter.
- Distributed in single sheets of 60 stamps.
- Quantity: 5,310,000 (88,500 sheets) overprinted
The overprint was completed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, London in black. Sheet numbers were re-applied in red.
Plate Numbers
Sheet Numbers (Type I)
Sheet Numbers (Type II)
Sheet Numbers (Unknown)
First Day Covers (Unofficial)
References
- British Caribbean Philatelic Group Vol.8 No.3 1968
- British West Indies Study Circle Bulletin No.47, Dec 1965