Trinidad and Tobago Official Stamp, Queen Victoria

Trinidad and Tobago · 1894 · 1/2 d

This official stamp features the diademed profile of Queen Victoria, facing left, a common design for British colonial issues of the era. The stamp is overprinted with the word 'OFFICIAL' in black capital letters to designate its use for government mail.

Issued during the late Victorian era, these overprinted stamps were a practical way for the colonial administration of Trinidad and Tobago to control and account for official postage.