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This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
The 7d, 8d and 9d stamps had the value indicator behind the bust. [8] 8d Vermillion 8d Light turquoise blue 6 Jan 1969 [6] 9d Dark green 8 Aug 1967 [3] 10d Drab 1 Jul 1968 [7] The background of the 10d and 1/- stamps had a gradient. 1/- Pale violet 5 Jun 1967 [4] 1/6 Blue and deep blue 8 Aug 1967 [3] 1/9 Orange and black 5 Jun 1967 [4] 2/6 Peat ...
In 1847, the (octagonal) 1 shilling (£0.05) became the first of the British embossed postage stamps to be issued, followed by 10d stamps the following year, and 6d (£0.025) values in 1854. Surface-printed stamps first appeared in the form of a 4d stamp in 1855, printed by De La Rue , and subsequently became the standard type.
The cover of a 1914-15 edition of the "Part One" British Commonwealth catalogue. The first Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue was a penny price list issued in November 1865 and reissued at monthly intervals for the next 14 years. [1]
The Royal Philatelic Collection is the postage stamp collection of the British royal family. It is the most comprehensive collection of items related to the philately of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, with many unique pieces. Of major items, only the British Guiana 1c magenta is missing from the collection of British Imperial ...
United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1970–1979; 1971 United Kingdom postal workers strike; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1980–1989; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1990–1999; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2000–2009; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2010–2019; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2020–2029
A 1913 £1 "Seahorse" stamp. A Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 'Seahorse' with Irish Free State overprint. A 10/- 'Seahorse' with 1922 Provisional Government of Ireland overprint. 'Seahorses' is the name used to refer to the United Kingdom high value definitive postage stamps issued during the reign of King George V.
The Penny Lilac was the basic penny postage and revenue stamp of the United Kingdom from its first issue on 12 July 1881 until 1901. [1] It superseded the short-lived Penny Venetian Red because the Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1881 necessitated new stamps that were valid for use as both postage and revenue stamps, and so the Penny Lilac was issued in that year, inscribed "POSTAGE AND INLAND ...