St. Vincent Grenadines - UNION ISLAND Train #51 Imperf COLOR TRIAL PROOFS VF-NH-

Item Specifics

Country

St. Vincent Grenadines - Union Island

Catalog Number

51

Stamp Type

General Issue

Condition

Unused

Centering

VF

Stamp Format

Single

Item Description

St. Vincent Grenadines - UNION ISLAND Locomotive | Train #51 Imperf COLOR TRIAL PROOFS VF-NH.4 out of 7.Saint Vincent Grenadines joined other commonwealth countries in the production and issuance of the Leaders of the World Automobile and Locomotive series of stamps.The standard practices of the printer in most cases was to produce 3,000 sets of progressive color proofs for each value of a given series. For many series of the countries involved the progressives have either been lost or possibly never saved by the printer.Each value that was produced required 120 panes of 25 pairs (300 panes of 10 pairs of the later issues on the Saint Vincent Dependencies side) multiplied by the seven stages. In other words 840 panes of 25 or 2100 panes of 10 just for one value. So because of the difficulty of storing them many have been damaged over the years. And because of the stigma and misrepresentation by certain out of date experts and dealers who have placed upon them terms such as "wallpaper" and "junk" these rarities have been abused and mishandled over the years to the point of total destruction for many issues.For the Saint Vincent Grenadines Cars and Trains progressives most of the reprinted values that were saved were held in the police evidence stock taken in the raids against the printing company to be used against the owners and associated companies in the trials against them which ended up with not guilty verdicts on all charges. These varieties were literally thrown in police evidence bags, kept into crates and stored until 2008 when they were released.It appears that some sets are very scarce or simply doesn't exist and also that some color stage have been lost. So the price depends of the rarity of each stamp.There are different naming with same type issues not to be confused:St.VincentSt.Vincent GrenadinesSt. Vincent Grenadines - Bequiaand St. Vincent Grenadines - Union IslandPursuant to the guidelines for all sales of tangible goods, taxes will be collected and remitted to the appropriate tax authorities. Possible Customs charges, depending on the rules in force in the country of destination. All lots are guaranteed. If you consider that the lot is not as described, you can send it back for full refund (except certification and registration cost) within 30 days of purchase. Member: The Royal Philatelic Society of Canada The Christmas Seal & Charity Stamp Society Haiti Philatelic Society The British North America Philatelic Society

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