+ Issue Date : 12/1898
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Printer : De La Rue & Co, Limited
+ Watermark : Crown CA
+ Perforations : 14
+ Separations : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type : Gum
+ Shape : Rectangular
+ Orientation : Vertical
This stamp was overprinted and issued because the postage rate within the then British Empire was reduced from 8 cents to 4 cents as part of the Imperial Penny Postage plan of 1898. The rate to non Empire countries remained at 8 cents until 1918.
