Category: Dominica

The Madras, also called the Jip or Jupe, is the national dress of the countries of Dominica, Saint Lucia, and French West Indies. The madras is the traditional dress of the women and girls of Dominica and St. Lucia, and its name is derived from the madras cloth, a fabric…

View More Dominica Philately: 1963 Definitive Series – 14c Traditional Costume (Type A)

Goodwill was established in the 1950s and was Roseau’s main residential area. It is named after the Goodwill Estate of James Woodbridge, a slave owner on Dominica, and is one of the administrative parishes of Saint George. Details Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – 48c Goodwill

Details Subject: Sailing Canoe Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: Printed in sheets of two panes of fifty separated by gutter, and guilotined into two separate panes for distribution. 1A (Blue) 1A (Sepia) : 1B (Blue)…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 National Day Overprint – 3c Sailing Canoe

Details Subject: Traditional Costume Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Upright) Perf: 14 x 14.5 (comb) Cylinders: 1B (Red) 1B (Sepia) 1B (Greenish-Yellow) 1B (Blue) Sheet: R10 x 5 (50) Quantity: Cylinder Numbers

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 National Day Overprint – 14c Traditional Costume

Details Date of Issue: 3 November 1968* Date Withdrawn: 31 January 1969 Date Invalidated: Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Upright) Perf: Comb 14 x 14.5 (vert) 14.5 x 14 (horiz) Cylinders:  1A (2c) 1A 1A (3c) 1A 1A 1A (1c) 1B 1B 1B 1B…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 – 1963 Definitive Series (National Day Overprint)

Dominica was once a major producer of cocoa beans. Theobroma cacao, also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small (4–8 m (13–26 ft) tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Native to the deep tropical regions of Central and South America, the seeds when processed can…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – 60c Cocoa Tree

Leptodactylus fallax, commonly known as the mountain chicken or giant ditch frog, is a critically endangered species of frog that is native to the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Montserrat. In Dominica, it is known as Crapaud (the local Creole name). Crapauds were caught under torch at night when they…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – 10c Crapaud

Dominica has the highest concentration of dormant volcanoes in the world, resulting in a number of natural spas and hot pools created from the sulphur springs which seep up from below. Details Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Sideways) Perf: 14.5…

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – 4c Sulphur Springs

Details Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Upright) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Gum: Arabic Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R5 x 10 Quantity: Sheet Numbers

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – $1.20 Coat of Arms

Details Designer: S Scott Printer: Harrison & Sons Ltd. Process: Photogravure Paper:  Watermark: St Edwards Crown C.A. Block (Sideways) Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Gum: PVA Cylinders: 1A 1A 1A Sheet: R5 x 10 Quantity: Sheet Numbers

View More Dominica Philately: 1968 Associated Statehood – 6c Road Marking