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1857 FIRST PENCE Issueengraved; no watermark; imperforate; cross-wire mesh
Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd., London
The Colony's first stamps issued in British pence and shilling featured heraldic flowers of the British Isles.“It is Govenor Bannerman's desire that Colonial stamps be triangular, the Imperial square and Inter-Colonial oval”
1860 SECOND PENCE Issueengraved; no watermark; imperforate; no mesh
Perkins Bacon & Co. Ltd., London
The 1860 printing re-order of some of the values was done with an orange colour ink
1919 CARIBOU Issueengraved; no watermark; perf 14.1 x 13.9
Whitehead, Morris & Co., Ltd., London
The commemoration of services by the Newfoundland Regiment for World War I was uniquely accomplished. The stamp design was a composite of the head of a “Caribou and a Moose” andthe phrase “Trail of the Caribou.” The Caribou head was depicted on the Regimental badge.
This Regiment was assigned to practically all fronts during the War, thus the phrase significance
1937 LONG CORONATION Issueengraved; coat of arms watermark; perf 13.7 x 13.7
Perkins Bacon & Co., London
Augmenting the Crown Agents emissions the Newfoundland Government had its own series printed and issued to commemorate the Coronation of King George VI.
The King’s head was added to 1932 Resources vignettes
First card issued with Albert Edward vignette; issued in March 1873 to meet local post card rate
PC 11¢ green
PC 22¢ vermilion
1879 QUEEN VICTORIAengraved; no watermark
American Bank Note Co., New York
After joining the Universal Postal Union on January 1, 1879; Newfoundland issued a post card with Queen Victoria vignette; it was released to pay the 2¢ UPU rate