1878-84 Trinidad in Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations
(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)
Jim's Observations
Trinidad is the larger and more populated of the "Trinidad and Tobago" grouping, seven miles off the coast of Venezuela. But they were separate independent British colonies in the beginning.
Trinidad received the name from Christopher Columbus ("La Isla de la Trinidad") during the third voyage of 1498.
The Spanish controlled the island through 1797, and the French also settled there from Grenada, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Dominica.
By the time the British took the island in 1797, the population in Trinidad was 17,000+ ( 2,000+ whites, 1,000+ Amerindians, 10,000+ African slaves, and 1,000+ free people of color).
Abolition of slavery was proclaimed in 1833, but the slaves were required to continue to work on the plantations until 1840.
Stamps were introduced in 1851, the seated "Britannia" design.
The two British colonies of Trinidad and Tobago were united from 1889 until 1899, when Tobago became a ward of the larger island.
From 1899 until 1913, stamps of Trinidad were used for both islands.
The last new Trinidad stamp was released in 1910.
Beginning in 1913, "Trinidad" stamps were superseded by those inscribed "Trinidad and Tobago".
The 2014 Scott Classic Specialized 1840-1940 catalogue has, for Trinidad 1851-1910, 134 major number descriptions. Of those, 23 are CV <$1-$1+, or 17%. Raising the threshold to CV $7+ yields 45 total, or 34%. Clearly, Trinidad stamps tend to be a bit expensive for the WW collector.
The earlier 1851-1876 issues (58 major numbers), with three different "Britannia" designs, are a specialist's dream, consisting of various perfs, types of paper, and minor number shades.
They also are costly: from $tens to $hundreds to $thousands.
The rest of Trinidad's issues, save for the 1893-94 Official issue, are less expensive for the collector to obtain.
The earlier 1851-1876 issues (58 major numbers), with three different "Britannia" designs, are a specialist's dream, consisting of various perfs, types of paper, and minor number shades.
They also are costly: from $tens to $hundreds to $thousands.
The rest of Trinidad's issues, save for the 1893-94 Official issue, are less expensive for the collector to obtain.
Big Blue '69, on 2/3 of a page, shared with the beginning of the Trinidad and Tobago coverage, has 26 spaces. Coverage is 19%.
Unfortunately, the '69 editors dropped the War Tax (12 spaces) and Semi-Postals (2 spaces) categories included with the BB 40s editions.
Surprisingly, the '69 has no expensive stamps ($10 threshold) required. This is mainly achieved by initiating coverage in 1876, hence avoiding the earlier expensive "Britannia" issues.
There are choices for BB spaces, based on wmk 2 vs wmk 3, for the 1901-08 issue and the 1885-1907 postage due issue.
Surprisingly, the '69 has no expensive stamps ($10 threshold) required. This is mainly achieved by initiating coverage in 1876, hence avoiding the earlier expensive "Britannia" issues.
There are choices for BB spaces, based on wmk 2 vs wmk 3, for the 1901-08 issue and the 1885-1907 postage due issue.
For more on Trinidad, click on the link below.
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