Ref: DR20683
- £95.00
St. Vincent. (Postmarks). 1888. SG 52, 6d violet cancelled by Kingstown date stamp code "A" in red dated 'No 13 88'. Cat 225 GBP.
A scarce stamp in distinctive violet shade used during the first year of issue (October 1888), so this example cannot be confused with the later 6d dull purple, reddish purple of 1891.
Messenger notes only 3.300 copies were printed and a considerable portion of the printing passed to the Inland Revenue for revenue purposes, accounting for its scarcity. Ex Messenger.
