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SIERRA LEONE 1896-1920

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1896 Queen Victoria, inscription 'POSTAGE & REVENUE'

6 p lilac 1 Sh green and black 1 Pound lilac on red

  1/2 p lilac and green
  1 p lilac and red
  1 1/2 p lilac and black
  2 p lilac and orange
  2 1/2 p lilac and blue
  3 p lilac and grey
  4 p lilac and red
  5 p lilac and black
  6 p lilac and dark lilac
  1 Sh green and black
  2 Sh green and blue
  5 Sh green and red
  1 Pound lilac on red

These stamps have perforation 14 and watermark 'CA Crown'.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1/2 p * *
1 p * *
1 1/2 p *** ***
2 p *** ***
2 1/2 p *** **
3 p *** ***
4 p R R
5 p *** ***
6 p *** ***
1 Sh R ***
2 Sh RR RR
5 Sh RR RR
1 Pound RR RR

The higher valued stamps are mainly used for fiscal purposes, examples:

1 Sh, 2 Sh and 5 Sh fiscally used

The stamps with high facial value often have the fiscal cancel removed and a postal one applied to it.

1897 Fiscal stamps with Queen Victoria, overprinted 'POSTAGE AND REVENUE'

Image obtained thanks to Weldon Padgett

(Reduced size)

  1 p lilac and green
  '2 1/2 d.' on 3 p lilac and green
  '2 1/2 d.' on 6 p lilac and green
  '2 1/2 d.' on 1 Sh lilac
  '2 1/2 d.' on 2 Sh lilac

For the specialist: six types of the overprint '2 1/2 d.' exist (look at the different '2'):

'2' in '1/2' different
Images obtained with permission from http://pages.sbcglobal.net/radgetters/ made by Weldon Padgett

These overprints exist side by side:

different types of the overprint
(Reduced size)
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 p *** ***
2 1/2 p on 3 p *** *** Cheapest types, other types: R to RRR
2 1/2 p on 6 p *** *** Cheapest type, other types: R to RR
2 1/2 p on 1 Sh RR RR Cheapest type, other types: RRR
2 1/2 p on 2 Sh RRR RRR All types

1903 King Edward VII

1 Pound lilac on red

  1/2 p lilac and green
  1/2 p green
  1 p lilac and red
  1 p red
  1 1/2 p lilac and black
  1 1/2 p orange
  2 p lilac and orange
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p lilac and blue
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p lilac and grey
  3 p lilac on yellow
  4 p lilac and red
  4 p black and red on yellow
  5 p lilac and black
  5 p lilac and green
  6 p lilac
  6 p lilac and violet
  6 p lilac and red
  1 Sh green and black
  1 Sh black on green
  2 Sh green and blue
  2 Sh violet and blue on blue
  5 Sh green and red
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  1 Pound lilac on red
  1 Pound violet and black on red

These stamps have perforation 14.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Watermark 'CA Crown' (1903)
1/2 p lilac and green *** ***
1 p lilac and red ** *
1 1/2 p lilac and black *** ***
2 p lilac and orange *** ***
2 1/2 p lilac and blue *** **
3 p lilac and grey R ***
4 p lilac and red R R
5 p lilac and black *** ***
6 p lilac *** ***
1 Sh green and black RR RR
2 Sh green and blue RR RR
5 Sh green and red RR RR
1 Pound lilac on red RR RR
Watermark 'CA Multiple Crown' (1904)
1/2 p lilac and green *** **
1/2 p green * *
1 p lilac and red ** *
1 p red ** c
1 1/2 p lilac and black *** ***
1 1/2 p orange *** **
2 p lilac and orange *** ***
2 p grey *** ***
2 1/2 p lilac and blue *** ***
2 1/2 p blue *** **
3 p lilac and grey *** ***
3 p lilac on yellow *** ***
4 p lilac and red *** ***
4 p black and red on yellow *** ***
5 p lilac and black *** ***
5 p lilac and green *** ***
6 p lilac *** ***
6 p lilac and violet *** ***
6 p lilac and red R R
1 Sh green and black *** ***
1 Sh black on green *** ***
2 Sh green and blue R R
2 Sh violet and blue on blue RR RR
5 Sh green and red RR RR
5 Sh green and red on yellow RR RR
1 Pound lilac on red RRR RRR
1 Pound violet and black on red RRR RRR

Forgeries exist, example:

(Forgery, the red part of the stamp is slanting!)

Another dangerous forgery:

(Image obtained from a Sandafayre auction)

The above forgery is printed on genuine watermarked paper.

High value stamps often have the fiscal cancel removed and a postal one applied to it.

1912 King George V

2 1/2 p blue

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  1 p violet (1923)
  1 1/2 p orange
  1 1/2 p red (1923)
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p blue (1923)
  4 p black and red on yellow
  5 p lilac and olive
  6 p lilac and red
  7 p lilac and orange
  9 p lilac and black
  10 p lilac and red

These stamps have perforation 14.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' (1912)
1/2 p * *
1 p red * c
1 1/2 p orange * *
2 p * *
2 1/2 p ** *
4 p ** **
5 p ** **
6 p *** **
7 p *** ***
9 p *** ***
10 p *** ***
Watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown' (1921)
1/2 p c c
1 p violet c c
1 1/2 p red * *
2 p * c
2 1/2 p * *
3 p * *
4 p * *
5 p * *
6 p * *
7 p *** ***
9 p *** ***
10 p *** ***

Larger size

1 Sh grey and black on green 1 Pound lilac and black on red Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com

  3 p lilac on yellow
  1 Sh grey and black on green
  2 Sh lilac and blue on blue
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  10 Sh green and red on green
  1 Pound lilac and black on red
  2 Pounds lilac and blue
  5 Pounds green and yellow

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' (1912)
3 p	*	*
1 Sh	***	**
2 Sh	***	***
5 Sh	R	R
10 Sh	RR	RR
1 Pound	RR	RR
2 Pounds	RRR	RRR
5 Pounds	RRR	RRR
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' (1921)
1 Sh	**	**
2 Sh	***	***
5 Sh	***	R
10 Sh	R	R
2 Pounds	RR	RR
5 Pounds	RRR	RRR

High value stamps often have the fiscal cancel removed and a postal one applied to it.

Fiscal stamps

Besides the already mentioned fiscal stamps, there are also fiscal stamps with inscription 'STAMP DUTY'. They were issued in 1886, example:

The values 1 p lilac and green, 3 p lilac and green, 6 p lilac and green, 1 Sh lilac, 2 Sh lilac, 5 Sh lilac and 1 Pound lilac and red. Furthermore a surcharged stamp 'ONE-PENNY' on 6 p lilac and green exist.

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