THE FORMAT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LTD. ARCHIVE

Information and Reference of What was Found in the Archive

Stamp issues for Anguilla printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. and items found in the Archive

ANGUILLA

Anguilla stamps printed by Format International Security Printers Ltd.
Links to pages with information on items found in the archive

1969 EASTER COMMEMORATION Scott #68-9, SG #53-4
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.



1969 FLOWERS OF THE CARIBBEAN Scott #70-3, SG #55-8



1970 EASTER Scott #91-4, SG #76-9
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.



1970 DIFINITIVES Scott #99-113, SG #84-98
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.



1971 EASTER Scott #119-22, SG #104-7



1971 SEA BATTLES OF THE WEST INDIES Scott #127-31, SG #112-16
Printed in strips of 5.
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.



1972 MAPS OF ANGUILLA Scott #136-9, SG #121-4



1972 EASTER, STAINED GLASS WINDOWS Scott #140-44, SG #125-9
Printed in strips of 5.
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.



1972 DIFINITIVES
The $10 value was printed in 1975 by Questa Printers
Scott #145-60, SG #130-44a



1979 CHRISTMAS, FLOWERS Scott #367-70,370a, SG #379-82,MS383
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.




1979 "LONDON 1980" INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION (1st issue) Scott #371-4,374b, SG #384-7,MS388
Perf 14.5 exist from booklets. Scott #371a-4a,374ac, SG #384a-7a,MS388a




1980 13TH WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES Scott #375-80,380a, SG #389-94,MS395
Perf 14.5 exist from sheetlets of 10. Value is about the same as the regular set.
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs and SPECIMEN overprinted came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.




1980 SEPARATION OF ANGUILLA FROM ST. KITTS-NEVIS Scott #424-8,428a, SG #443-7,MS448




1982 WORLD CUP SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP, SPAIN, DISNEY CHARACTERS Scott #492-501, SG #520-8,MS529




1983 CHRISTMAS, DISNEY CHARACTERS Scott #547-56, SG #577-85,MS586
Exists in mini panes of 5 plus label.

Stanley Gibbons notes in their specialized catalog that Format produced this issue. A fellow collector has found evidence that The House of Questa is actually the printer of this issue. Unless Format was contracted also, perhaps to produce the souvenir sheet which is doubtful, then once again Stanley Gibbons is wrong.


SHEETLETS OF 5 PLUS LABEL (Extremely rare set)



1985 CENTENARY OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY (1986) Scott #657-63, SG #690-5,MS696
A number of these issues perforated, imperforate proofs came onto the market after the liquidation of the Format International Security Printers Ltd. in 1988. There are some varieties that are legitimately rare. Also full uncut press sheets of some issues have a rarity factor. More detail will be presented on these in another section of the study.
These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Anguilla. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.




References taken from:
Stanley Gibbons Leeward Islands
Scott Catalog
Inventory list for the Format Archive by Robson Lowe

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