these stamps, printed in new york city for the canadian colonies, and by perkins, bacon and company in london, were issued in many british colonies from the 1850s until 1912 in queensland. in chronological order, they were released in the province of canada in 1851, nova scotia in 1853, tasmania and new zealand in 1855, the bahamas and natal in 1859, grenada, new brunswick and queensland in 1860, and in 1870 in prince edward island.