SAINT LUCIA 1967 (VARIETY) 2C QUEEN ELIZABETH II WITH DOUBLE 'STATEHOOD' OVERPRINT
2c Queen Elizabeth II provisional off-piece with double 'STATEHOOD' overprint in black, one compact and one wider. Very scarce. Fine used. SG229var; SC215var
Note: overprinted locally by Art Printery in Castries from dies supplied by Harrison – the version with month in full was officially adopted, but scarce examples exist of the unadopted die with abbreviated month. Although official release of the adopted 2c was 7 March 1967, both adopted and unadopted provisionals were unofficially available from 1 March 1967
