Trinidad & Tobago 1885 Postage Due Stamp

Trinidad and Tobago · 1885 · 1d

This is a postage due stamp from Trinidad, issued before the formal union with Tobago. The design is purely typographic, featuring the denomination '1d' (one penny) prominently within an ornate frame, with 'TRINIDAD' at the top and 'POSTAGE DUE' below. The stamp was printed on paper with a Crown CA watermark.

Issued during the British colonial period, this postage due stamp was used to collect unpaid or underpaid postage from the recipient of a letter. Trinidad and Tobago would not be formally unified as a single colony until 1889.