To commemorate the 125th anniversary of Trinidad's first adhesive stamp, known to all philatelists as the Lady McLeod, the Post Office of Trinidad and Tobago has issued three stamps, all depicting the first stamp issue of Trinidad. It was a shipping company's stamp, and the Lady McLeod was put into service between Port of Spain and San Fernando. In November, 1846, the ship was sold to David Bryce, who announced on April 16, 1847, that letters must be prepaid by stamps, which were issued on April 24, 1847 at 5 cents each or $4 a hundred. Ernest Argyle gave the full story of the early postal service in Sea Breezes (January 1950). The Lady McLeod was named after the wife of the then Governor of Trinidad, Sir Henry McLeod, and the monogram at the foot of the stamp is confirmation of the identity of the ship. Her details were as follows: built at Govan, by Robert Napier, September 1845. One deck, square stern. Clencher built of iron. Woman's bust figurehead. Paddle-wheeler. Dimensions: 109 ft. 2 in. x 13 ft. 5 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. Engine-room 19 ft. 8 in. Tonnage: total 67. The ship was broken up in 1854. SG413/5