Antigua

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

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  • Antigua 1879 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG19 Fine Used
    £90.00
  • Antigua 1879 4d Blue SG20 Fine Used (2)
    £7.00
  • Antigua 1879 4d Blue SG20 Fine Used (3)
    £7.00
  • Antigua 1879 4d Blue SG20 Fine Used
    £7.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Fine MM
    £100.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Fine Used (4)
    £27.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Fine Used
    £27.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Fine Used (5)
    £28.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Good Used (2)
    £25.00
  • Antigua 1882 2 1/2d Red-Brown SG22 Good Used (3)
    £25.00
  • Antigua 1886 1s Mauve SG30 Fine & Fresh MM
    £85.00
  • Antigua 1886 4d Blue SG23 Fine MM
    £135.00
  • Antigua 1887 2 1/2d Ultramarine SG27 Fine LMM
    £5.00
  • Antigua 1863 1d Rosy Mauve SG5 Fine MM
    £65.00
  • Antigua 1863 1d Rosy Mauve SG5 Fine Unused (2)
    £40.00
  • Antigua 1864 1d Dull Rose SG6 Fine & Fresh LMM
    £62.00
  • Antigua 1864 1d Dull Rose SG6 Fine & Fresh Unused
    £33.00
  • Antigua 1864 1d Dull Rose SG6 Fine Unused
    £33.00
  • Antigua 1867 1d Vermilion SG7 Fine MM
    £120.00
  • Antigua 1872 1d Lake SG13 Fine MM
    £82.00
  • Antigua 1872 1d Lake SG13w Wmk Inverted V.F & Fresh MM
    £150.00
  • Antigua 1872 1d Scarlet SG14w Wmk Inverted Fine Unused
    £50.00
  • Antigua 1876 1d Lake-Rose SG17 V.F & Fresh Unused
    £65.00
  • Antigua 1879 4d Blue SG20 Fine & Fresh Unused
    £70.00

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