BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
Definitive stamps.
Map of Tortola Island, and portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
First stamp in a set of 13, issued on 01.11.1956.
Face value: 1/2 British West Indies cent.
Printed by De La Rue & Co. Ltd.
Printing: Recess.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 111.
- Scott No. 115.
- StampWorld No. 111.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 149.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 113.
Tortola
is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands. It is a
mountainous island 19 km (12 mi) long and 5 km (3.1 mi) wide, with an area of
55.7 km2 (21.5 sq mi). Formed by volcanic activity, its highest peak is Mount Sage at
530 m (1,740 ft) above sea level. In 2010 the population of the island was
23,491 inhabitants. Christopher Columbus named the island Santa Ana. Dutch
colonists called it Ter Tholen. When the British took over, the name evolved to
Tortola.
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