Turks and Caicos Islands
Chapter overview
- Airport Departure Tax (catalogue numbers prefixed A)
- Revenue usage of Postage stamps (catalogue numbers prefixed R)
Acknowledgments for the Turks and Caicos Islands section can be found on the main West Indies page.
Currency
- (Until 1966) 20 shillings = 1 pound sterling (12 pence = 1 shilling)
- (1966-present) 100 cents = 1 Bahamian dollar (equal in value to the US dollar)
Airport Departure Tax
A1, A6/7, A11
1988-92 (according to Barefoot). 29 x 46 mm. Coat of Arms. Perf 14½ x 15. No watermark. Printed (litho) by House of Questa.
a) With no inscription above territory name at foot
A1. $10 multicoloured
b) Inscribed DEPARTURE TAX above territory name
A6. $10 multicoloured
A7. $15 multicoloured
1998. 29 x 46 mm. Commemorative issue for Cable and Wireless centenary (1898-1998). Design featuring telegraph equipment and inscribed DEP-TAX below figures of value at top right. Perf 13½. No watermark. Printed (litho) by House of Questa.
A11. $15 multicoloured
a) With no inscription above territory name at foot
A1. $10 multicoloured
b) Inscribed DEPARTURE TAX above territory name
A6. $10 multicoloured
A7. $15 multicoloured
1998. 29 x 46 mm. Commemorative issue for Cable and Wireless centenary (1898-1998). Design featuring telegraph equipment and inscribed DEP-TAX below figures of value at top right. Perf 13½. No watermark. Printed (litho) by House of Questa.
A11. $15 multicoloured
Revenue usage of Postage stamps
Note: for ease of reference, numbering follows the Stanley Gibbons Part 1 catalogue throughout this section. Values listed here are those recorded as having been used for revenue purposes.
R179/184
1928. Portrait of King George V. Inscribed Postage & Revenue. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Printed (recess) by De La Rue.
R179. 2d grey
R182. 6d purple
R183. 1s brown-orange
R184. 2s red on emerald
R179. 2d grey
R182. 6d purple
R183. 1s brown-orange
R184. 2s red on emerald
R203 and R224/8
1938-45. Design featuring Salt Industry with portrait of King George VI. Perf 12½. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Printed (recess) by Waterlow.
R203. 2s deep rose-carmine
1950. New pictorial designs. Perf 12½. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Printed (recess) by Waterlow.
R224. 2d red-orange
R228. 6d black and blue
Note: the 6d stamp illustrated above has no cancel but is on a complete contract document, where it was used to pay the stamp duty.
R203. 2s deep rose-carmine
1950. New pictorial designs. Perf 12½. Wmk Multiple Script CA. Printed (recess) by Waterlow.
R224. 2d red-orange
R228. 6d black and blue
Note: the 6d stamp illustrated above has no cancel but is on a complete contract document, where it was used to pay the stamp duty.
