SAINT LUCIA 1967 STATEHOOD FIRST DAY COVER, CASTRIES
1c Queen Elizabeth II provisional, featuring unadopted 'STATEHOOD' overprint, with CASTRIES, ST LUCIA special cancel dated 1st march 1967, the first day of issue. Very scarce. Generally fine. SG240; SCC1
Note: overprinting was done locally by Art Printery in Castries from dies supplied by Harrison – the version with month in full was officially adopted, but scarce examples of the unadopted die exist. Both adopted and unadopted provisionals were unofficially available from 1 March 1967
