BWISC Bulletin No 18 - July 1958

GRENADA

Postal Stationery

1881. POSTCARDS. Printed by Messrs. Perkins Bacon & Co.,

ONE PENNY	Blue-Green - Thin Straw card. Size 4-13/16" X 3-7/16"
PENNY HALFPENNY	Reddish-Brown -Thin Straw card. Size 4-13/16" X 3-7/16"

December 1881. POSTCARDS-Printed by Messrs. De La Rue & Co

ONE PENNY	Blue - Medium Light Buff Card. Size 4-13/16" X 3-7/16"
PENNY HALFPENNY	Reddish Brown - Light Buff Card Size 4-13/16" X 3-7/16"

8th June 1886.

HALFPENNY	Green - Medium Light Buff Card. Size 4¾" X 2-15/16"
HALFPENNY	Green - REPLY CARD as above.Perf 4½.
ONE PENNY (a)	Red (Carmine) Medium Light Buff Card - Size 5½" X 3½". Letters of GRENADA 3 m/m deep. (Reply Card Not Known).
(b)	Ditto Letters of GRENADA 2½ m/m deep.
	Ditto - REPLY CARD. Perf 4½.
PENNY HALFPENNY	Brown - Medium Light Buff CardSize 5½" X 3½".Letters of GRENADA 3 m/m deep.
PENNY HALFPENNY	REPLY CARD - Ditto but letters of GRENADA 2½ m/m deep.

All Cards except the HALFPENNY Green bear the heading "Union Postale Universelle", and all issues of De La Rue & Co. are known overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in Black.

8th June 1886. WRAPPERS - Printed by Messrs. De La Rue & Co.

HALFPENNY	Green - 'This Wrapper may only be used for Newspapers, etc.,' in colour of stamp.
ONE PENNY	Carmine Red - Ditto. 4-7/8" wide.
PENNY HALFPENNY	Reddish Brown - Ditto. Ditto.
TWO PENCE	Dark Blue - Ditto. 5" wide.

REGISTERED ENVELOPES. 1886. Printed by Messrs. M'Corquodale & Co. Ltd.

TWO PENCE - GREY-BLUE	Size 'F'	5-3/16"	X	3-1/4"
	'G'	5-15/16"	X	3-7/8"
	'H'	8"	X	5"
	'H2'	9"	X	4"
	'I'	10"	X	7"
	'K'	11-1/2"	X	6"

All are believed to exist with overprint in Black 'SPECIMEN'.

1888. Printed by Messrs. Thos. De La Rue & Co.

TWO PENCE - GREY	Size 'F'	5-3/16"	X	3-1/4"
GREY/BLUE	'G'	5-15/16"	X	3-7/8"
GREEN/BLUE	'H'	8"	X	5"
	'H2'	9"	X	4"

All are believed to exist with overprint in Black 'SPECIMEN'. The Postal Stationery listed above of the Queen Victoria Reign is complete as far as is known, and all items exist with the exception of Registered Envelopes by De La Rue, Size H & H2. These are listed by Ascher but not known in any collection here.

I hope to complete the listing of Edward VII Postal Stationery very shortly, but would be glad of confirmation that the 2d. Blue Wrapper as listed by Charlton does exist. The 1d. Envelope also listed has not been seen and according to Ascher does not exist although it was mentioned in Philatelic papers of 1901/2. (It would appear that it was a 'Suggested' issue).

The assistance given by our member, Mrs. Winifred Taylor, in compiling this list is much appreciated.

(Contributed by Mr. B. E. Johnson)