Trinidad and Tobago Official Stamp, Queen Victoria

Trinidad and Tobago · 1894 · 1/2 d

This stamp features the diademed profile of Queen Victoria, a common design for British colonial issues of the era. It is overprinted with the word 'OFFICIAL' in black capital letters for use on government mail.

Issued during the late Victorian era, these official stamps were used to control and account for government postage, a common practice in the British Empire.