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Leeward Islands Stamps 1938 £1 brn purple & blk/red SG114 MNH CV £400**SG Catalogue 2026
Requisition 870/2Perf. 13.8 x 13.9 combPaper chalk surfacedGum thick brownishHead deep red purpleFrame BlackPaper carmine redPrinted 39 sheets:Issue date: unknown Earliest use 2 April 1939
This is an example of the rarest of the eight KGI (1937-1951) £1 printings for the Leeward Islands.
While the stamp is MNH, there are a couple of white surface adhesions onto the stamp. - see Scan 1 located below the kings head, and over the wording Revenue. These faults are reflected in the pricing of this very rare Leeward Islands stamp.CODE LEE CV7