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    Barbuda 1922 Set of 11 SG1-11 Good to Fine MM
    Regular Price £70.00 Special Price £56.00
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    Antigua 1886 1s Mauve SG30 Fine Used (2)
    Regular Price £70.00 Special Price £56.00
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    Antigua 1864 1d Dull Rose SG6 Fine Used (4)
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    Antigua 1863 1d Rosy Mauve SG5 Fine Used
    Regular Price £36.00 Special Price £28.80
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    Antigua 1932 Set of 10 SG81-90 Fine LMM
    Regular Price £135.00 Special Price £108.00
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    Antigua 1863 6d Green SG8a 'Wmk Upright' Fine Used (2)
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    Antigua 1913 5s Grey-Green & Violet SG51 Fine MM
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    Antigua 1908-17 Set of 8 SG41-50 Good to Fine MM
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    Antigua 1903 Set of 10 SG31-40 Fine Used
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    Antigua 1884 6d Deep Green SG29 Good MM
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    Antigua 1884 1d Rose SG26 Fine Used
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    Antigua 1938 Set of 9 to 2s6d SG98-106a Fine LMM
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    Antigua 1884 1d Carmine-Red SG24 Good Used
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    Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Fine Used
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    Antigua 1882 1/2d Dull Green SG21 Good Used
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    Antigua 1879 4d Blue SG20 Good Used (2)
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    Antigua 1879 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG19 Good Used
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    Antigua 1876 1d Lake SG16 Fine Used
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    Antigua 1863 6d Green SG8a Wmk Upright Good Used
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    Antigua 1863 6d Green SG8a Wmk Upright Fine Used
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    Antigua 1836 1s Mauve SG30 Good Used
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    Antigua 1942 2s6d Maroon SG106a V.F VLMM
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    Antigua 1938 Set of 8 to 1s SG98-105 Fine & Fresh LMM
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    Antigua 1922 4s Grey-Black & Red SG80 Fine MM
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Here you will find a selection of Commonwealth stamps from Antigua

Antigua was discovered by Christopher Columbus, in 1493, and was named after the church of Santa Maria la Antigua in Seville. It was first settled in 1632. By the Treaty of Breda in 1667 it became a British Possession.

The postal arrangements of Antigua were controlled by the British Postmaster General in London till 1 May 1860. The island authorities set up an internal post in March 1841, between St John's and English Harbour, with Mr Scotland as the postmaster. From 1858 Great Britain stamps were made available for use in Antigua. Letters from St John’s were postmarked “A02” and those from English Harbour were obliterated with “A18”

The Post Office Act of Antigua, passed on 24 April 1860, by the Assembly of the Leeward Islands, transferred control to the local government. The first order for stamps was for a sixpence denomination to be used for the letter rate from Antigua to Great Britain. A consignment of 8,000 stamps, was sent out on 1 July 1862, by the printers, Messrs Perkins Bacon and Co. These arrived and were issued sometime in August 1862. A one penny stamp was issued in 1863. The design of these stamps is based on a drawing of Queen Victoria’s head by Edward Henry Corbould and was engraved by Charles Henry Jeens