The seventeen stamps depicted on the 1963 Definitive Series features various scenes and general items of interests in and around Dominica with a focus on industry.
Dominica’s economy at this time was based on agriculture. The main exports consisted of bananas, raw lime juice, lime oils, copra, raw cocoa, vanilla and grapefruit. Minor industries included straw and fibre handicrafts, lime crushing mills, rum factories, a cigar factory and a cannery.
Industrial development was encouraged through pioneer legislation with a hope to develop the tourist industry through the great natural beauty of the land.
Details
- Date of Issue: 16 May 1963
- Reprints:
- 9 March 1965 (2c, 5c)
- 1 April 1965 (14c Type II)
- 30 December 1966 (2c, 5c, 6c, 8c)
- 16 May 1967 (2c, 5c, 6c, 8c, 10, 15c, 24c)
- Date Withdrawn: 7 July 1968
- 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:
- Sheet:
- R10 x 5 (vert)
- R5 x 10 (horiz)
- Quantity:
Subjects
- 1c – Seashore at Rosalie
- 2c – Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
- 3c – Sailing Canoe
- 4c – Sulphur Springs
- 5c – Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II
- 6c – Road Making
- 8c – Dug-out Canoe
- 10c – Crapaud
- 12c – Scotts Head
- 14c – Traditional Costume (Type A)
- 15c – Bananas
- 24c – Sisserou Parrot
- 48c – Goodwill
- 60c – Cocoa Tree
- $1.20 – Coat of Arms
- $2.40 – Trafalgar Falls
- $4.80 – Coconut Tree
Crown Agents Pamphlet
