BWISC – British West Indies Study Circle

We promote interest in and the study of the STAMPS and POSTAL HISTORY of the islands that comprise the BRITISH WEST INDIES and in addition Bermuda, British Guiana (Guyana) and British Honduras (Belize) and the Postal History and Markings of other British interests in the Caribbean, and Central or South America.
We hold regular meetings including a week-end Convention (with partners) every other year, have a Study Circle Library, publish a Quarterly Bulletin (in colour) and actively publish Books & Monographs. Our annual auction offers 600+ quality lots.
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Attention Trinidad Collectors!

Firstly, can anybody indentify any of these covers shown below? If so, please e-mail me at peterf@bwisc.org.
As many of you know we have tried to keep an up-to-date census of early Trinidad covers on the website accessible through this link. I now intend to publish a new list of covers extending the coverage to include all bearing Perkins Bacon adhesives. This publication will be much enhanced if we can get as many covers as possible listed and hopefully illustrated. This can only be done with your help. Please contact me via e-mail. I am seeking the date of sending, identification of the adhesive and any other relevant information. Scans of both the front and back, if possible.

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'ANGUILLA/ROAD' T.R.D. 29mm. diameter single circle used from 1928 until 1931 on a airmail cover dated 15th July, 1930 sent via St.Kitts on 17th July, 1930.

Antigua: 10 June, 1864. cover prepaid at the 1s 1863 rate. Adhesives cancelled A02 at St. John's.

Dominica: Bisects
1883 cover to the UK with twelve ½ red bisects paying the 6d rate (4d packet plus 2d registration)

Bermuda: Docks Issue
Colour trials

Bahamas: The Queen's Staircase Issue - Special Delivery. Earliest known cover. Toronto duplex cancelled 'Oct 12 1916' and backstamped '18 Oct 1916' on arrival in Nassau..