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List of British postage stamps
This is a list of postage stamps issued by the United Kingdom (normally referred to as Great Britain in philatelic usage).
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Queen Victoria
Line engraved
- One penny black issued on the 1 May for use from the 6 May 1840
- Two pence blue contemporary issue with the penny black
- One Penny Red issued in 1841 to replace the penny black
- Prince Consort Essay
- Two pence blue printed in a new ink. The design has the addition of white * lines above and below the inscriptions
- Halfpenny rose red issued in 1870 for the reduced postcard and newpaper rate
- Three half pence red introduced in 1870 for the reduced printed matter rate
Embossed
Surface printed
King Edward VII
King George V
King Edward VIII
King George VI
Low value definitives (original dark colours)
Low value definitives (pale colours)
Low value definitives (changed colours)
High value definitives (original square format)
High value definitives (rectangular format) 1951
Coronation 13 May 1937
Centenery of the postage stamp 6 May 1940
Victory 11 June 1946
Silver wedding 26 April 1948
Channel Islands Liberation 10 May 1948
Olympic games 29 July 1948
Universal Postal Union (UPU) 10 October 1949
Festival of Britain 3 May 1951
Details available on www.kg6gb.org
Queen Elizabeth II (pre-decimalisation)
Queen Elizabeth II (decimal currency)
2004
- Classic locomotives, January 13
- Occasions 2004, February 3
- Lord of the Rings, February 26
- Northern Ireland, March 16
- Entente Cordiale, April 6
- Ocean Liners, April 13
- Royal Horticultural Society, May 25
- Wales, June 5
- Royal Society of Arts, August 10
- Woodland Animals, September 16
- Crimea, October 12
- Christmas 2004, November 2
2005
- Farm Animals, January 11
- South West England, February 8
- Jane Eyre, February 24
- Magic!, March 15
- Castles Definitives, March 22
- World Heritage Sites, April 21
- Trooping the Colour, June 7
- Motorcycles, July 19
- A Celebration of Food, August 23
- Classic ITV, September 15
- Trafalgar, October 18
- Christmas 2005, November 1
See also
Last updated: 08-31-2005 00:33:11
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