Virgin Is Leeward Is SG2 1d with Tortola 27 Dec 1890 CDS (EARLY DATE)

The 1890 Federation Issue (Leeward Is) was in principle obligatory as the Powers that be tried to outlaw the local usages. The Virgin Is citizens together with their neighbours fiercely resented this so in 1899 a new Virgin Is issue appeared. Leeward Is stamps used in the Virgin Is are worth a premium. Ex Charles Freeland Collection