Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

Newfoundland

Thursday, January 1, 1857.


Newfoundland Scott #1

Imperforate, thick porous wove paper with mesh, no watermark, engraved.
Printed by Perkins, Bacon & Company.

The first issues
Description # issued Scott #
January 1, 1857
1 penny brown violet 70,000 1
3 pence green 16,000 3
4 pence scarlet vermilion 5,000 4
5 pence brown violet 11,000 5
6 pence scarlet vermilion 5,000 6
6½ pence scarlet vermilion 2,000 7
8 pence scarlet vermilion 8,000 8
1 shilling scarlet vermilion 2,000 9
February 15, 1857
2 pence scarlet vermilion 3,000 2

All issue quantities are approximate.

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