Issue I. 5th (?) April, 1851.
_Three values._ Engraved and printed in _taille-douce_ by Messrs.
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch, and Edson, of New York, on thin white paper;
laid horizontally in the case of the Three Pence, and vertically in
the other two values; brownish gum. Designs: THREE PENCE.—Beaver on
bank of river; trees in the distance, with sun shining above them; oval
coloured frame, broken at the top by a Royal Crown, beneath which are
heraldic flowers, with “V” on the left and “R” on the right. The oval is
inscribed with white Roman capitals. In each spandrel is an arabesque
and the Arabic numeral of value. Two plain outer lines complete the
design. SIX PENCE.—Nearly full face bust portrait of Prince Albert, in
military uniform, looking to right, within coloured oval, lettered in
white Roman capitals. Heraldic flowers on either side separate the upper
and lower portions of the inscription. Arabesques and Arabic numeral
of value in each spandrel; border of two plain outer lines. TWELVE
PENCE.—Three-quarter face bust portrait of Queen Victoria on ground
of horizontal lines, looking to left, with diadem and necklace within
coloured oval, inscribed in white Roman capitals; a Crown on either side
separating the upper and lower parts of the inscription. Arabesques and
Arabic numerals of value in each spandrel; border of two plain outer
lines. Shapes: small oblong rectangular for the Three Pence; small
upright rectangular for the Six Pence and Twelve Pence. (_Illustrations
8, 9, 10._)