GREAT BRITAIN

Queen Victoria Queen Victoria

Watermarked Small Crown Watermarked Small Crown
Imperforate, White Paper Imperforate, Bluish Paper
1840 1841

1P 2P 1P 2P
B LACK B LUE R ED B ROWN B LUE

Unwatermarked Watermarked V. R.
1847-48 1854

10 P 1 SH 6P
R ED B ROWN G REEN R ED V IOLET

Watermarked Small Crown Watermarked Small Crown

Perforated 16, Bluish Paper Perforated 14, Bluish Paper
1854-55 1854-55

R E - ENGRAVED R E - ENGRAVED
1P 2P 1P 2P
R ED B ROWN 1P B LUE R ED B ROWN 1P B LUE
R ED B ROWN R ED B ROWN

Watermarked Large Crown Watermarked Large Crown

Perforated 16, Bluish Paper Perforated 14, Bluish Paper
1855 1855

R E - ENGRAVED R E - ENGRAVED
2P 2P
1P B LUE 1P B LUE
R ED B ROWN R ED B ROWN
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Queen Victoria Queen Victoria
Watermarked Large Crown Watermarked Large Crown
Perforated 16, White Paper Perforated 14, White Paper
1856-58 1856-58

R E - ENGRAVED T HIN L INES R E - ENGRAVED T HIN L INES

1P 2P 1P 2P
R OSE R ED B LUE R OSE R ED B LUE

Watermarked
Watermarked Small Garter Large Garter Watermarked Medium Garter
1855 1857 1856

4P 4P 4P 4P 4P
R OSE ON R OSE ON R OSE ON R OSE ON R OSE ON
B LUISH P APER W HITE P APER W HITE P APER B LUISH P APER W HITE P APER

Watermarked Heraldic Emblems Watermarked Large Crown

1856 1856-69

T HINNER L INES
A BOVE & B ELOW
6P 1 SH 2P H EAD
L ILAC G REEN D EEP B LUE
2P
B LUE

Watermarked
Watermarked Large Crown Large Crown Watermarked Large Garter
1860-70 1864 1862-65

1 1/2 P 1 1/2 P
1P 4P 4P
L ILAC R OSE ON D ULL R OSE ON
R OSE R ED V ERMILION V ERMILION
B LUISH P APER W HITE P APER
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Queen Victoria
Watermarked Heraldic Emblems
1862

3P 6P 9P 1 SH
P ALE R OSE L ILAC S TRAW G REEN

Watermarked Heraldic Emblems

1865

3P 6P 9P 10P 1 SH
R OSE L ILAC S TRAW R ED B ROWN G REEN

Watermarked Spray of Rose

1867-80

3P 6P 6P 9P 10P
R OSE D ULL V IOLET R ED V IOLET B ISTER R ED B ROWN

1 SH 2 SH 2 SH
G REEN B LUE P ALE B ROWN

Watermarked Maltese Cross

1867

5 SH
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Queen Victoria
Queen Victoria
Watermarked Spray of Rose
Watermarked
1872-73
"Half Penny" in Script
1870

6P 6P
B ROWN G RAY
1/2P

Watermarked Spray of Rose

1873-80

3P 6P 6P 1 SH 1 SH
R OSE G RAY BUFF P ALE G REEN S ALMON

Watermarked Anchor Watermarked Orb

1875 1876-80

2 1/2 P 2 1/2 P 2 1/2 P

CLARET C LARET U LTRAMARINE

Watermarked Large Garter

1876-80

4P
4P 4P
P ALE O LIVE
V ERMILION G RAY B ROWN
G REEN

8P 8P
B ROWN L ILAC O RANGE
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Queen Victoria
Watermarked Maltese Cross
1878

10SH £1

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1880-81

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P

G REEN R ED B ROWN R ED B ROWN L ILAC R OSE U LTRAMARINE R OSE

4P 5P 6P 1 SH
G RAY B ROWN D EEP I NDIGO G RAY S ALMON

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1881

14 D OTS IN 16 D OTS IN
E ACH A NGLE E ACH A NGLE

1P 1P
L ILAC L ILAC

Watermarked Anchor, Bluish Paper

1882-83

5 SH 10SH £1
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Queen Victoria
Watermarked Two Anchors
1882

£5

Watermarked Anchor
Types of 1873-80 1883
Surcharged in Carmine
1883

2 SH 6 P
3 P ON 3 P 6 P ON 6 P
V IOLET V IOLET

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1883-84

1/2P 1 1/2 P 3P 4P 5P 1 SH
S LATE B LUE L ILAC L ILAC G REEN G REEN G REEN

2P 2 1/2 P 6P 9P
L ILAC L ILAC G REEN G REEN
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Queen Victoria
Watermarked Anchor
1884 Queen Victoria
Watermarked Three Imperial Crowns
1884

5 SH 10SH
£1
B ROWN V IOLET

Jubilee Issue
Watermarked Imperial Crown
1887-92

1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P 4P
1/2P
V IOLET & G REEN & V IOLET ON V IOLET ON B ROWN &
V ERMILION
G REEN C ARMINE R OSE B LUISH Y ELLOW G REEN

4 1/2 P 5P 6P 9P 10P 1 SH
C ARMINE R OSE L ILAC & V IOLET ON B LUE & C ARMINE R OSE G REEN
& G REEN B LUE R OSE L ILAC & L ILAC

Watermarked Three Orbs Watermarked Three Imperial Crowns

1888 1891

£1 £1
B ROWN V IOLET G REEN

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1900

1 SH
1/2P
C ARMINE R OSE
B LUE G REEN
AND G REEN
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King Edward VII
Watermarked Imperial Crown
1902-11

1 1/2 P 2P 3P
1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P
V IOLET & G REEN & V IOLET ON
G RAY G REEN S CARLET U LTRAMARINE
G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW

4P 5P 6P 9P 10P 1 SH
B ROWN & L ILAC & D ULL V IOLET U LTRAMARINE C ARMINE R OSE C ARMINE R OSE
G REEN U LTRAMARINE & V IOLET & V IOLET & G REEN

Watermarked Anchor

2 SH 6 P 5 SH 10SH
D ULL V IOLET C ARMINE R OSE U LTRAMARINE

Watermarked Three Imperial Crowns

£1
G REEN

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1904

1/2P
P ALE Y ELLOW
G REEN
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King Edward VII
Watermarked Imperial Crown
1909-10

4P 7P
O RANGE G RAY

Watermarked Imperial Crown

1911

3P
1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P 4P
V IOLET ON
Y ELLOW G REEN C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE O RANGE
Y ELLOW

King George V Re-engraved

Watermarked Imperial Crown Watermarked Imperial Crown
1911 1912

1/2P 1P 1/2P 1P
Y ELLOW G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW G REEN S CARLET

Watermarked Crown and G.V.R. Watermarked Crown and G.V.R.

Die I (Before Re-engraving) Die II (Re-engraved)
1912 1912

1/2P 1P 1/2P 1P
Y ELLOW G REEN S CARLET Y ELLOW G REEN S CARLET
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King George V
Watermarked Crown and G. V. R. Multiple
1912

1/2P 1P
Y ELLOW G REEN S CARLET

Watermarked Crown and G. V. R.

1912-13

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P

G REEN S CARLET R ED B ROWN D EEP O RANGE U LTRAMARINE

3P 4P 5P 6P
B LUISH V IOLET S LATE G REEN Y ELLOW B ROWN R OSE L ILAC

8P
7P 9P 10P 1 SH
B LACK ON
O LIVE G REEN B LACK B ROWN L IGHT B LUE B ISTER
Y ELLOW

Coil Stamps Type of 1912-13

Watermarked Crown and Watermarked
G. V. R. Multiple Crown and G. V. R.
1913 1922

1/2P 1P 9P
G REEN S CARLET O LIVE G REEN
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"Britannia Rules the Waves"
Watermarked Large Crown and G.V.R.
1913-18

2 SH 6 P 5 SH 10SH

£1

Retouched
1919

2 SH 6 P 5 SH 10SH

British Empire Exhibition

Watermarked Crown and Block G.V.R. Multiple

Dated 1924 Dated 1925

1P 1 1/2 P 1P 1 1/2 P
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King George V
Watermarked Crown and Block G.V.R. Multiple
Typographed
1924

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P

G REEN S CARLET R ED B ROWN D EEP O RANGE U LTRAMARINE B LUISH V IOLET

4P 5P 6P 9P 10P 1 SH
S LATE G REEN Y ELLOW B ROWN D ULL V IOLET O LIVE G REEN D ULL B LUE B ISTER

Universal Postal Union Congress

Watermarked Crown and Block G.V.R. Multiple
1929

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2 1/2 P

G REEN S CARLET R ED B ROWN D EEP B LUE

Watermarked Large Crown and G.V.R.

£1
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King George V
Watermarked Crown and Block G.V.R. Multiple
Photoengraved
1934-36

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P

D ARK G REEN C ARMINE R ED B ROWN R ED O RANGE U LTRAMARINE D ARK V IOLET

4P 5P 9P 10P 1 SH
D ARK S LATE Y ELLOW B ROWN D ARK O LIVE P RUSSIAN B ISTER B ROWN
G REEN G REEN B LUE

Britannia Type of 1913-18

Watermarked Large Crown and G.V.R.
1934

2 SH 6 P 5 SH 10SH

Silver Jubilee
1935

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P

2 1/2 P
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Edward VIII
1936

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2 1/2 P

Coronation of King George VI

1937

1 1/2 P

King George VI
1937-39

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P

4P 5P 6P 7P 8P

9P 10 P 1 SH
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King George VI and Royal Arms
1939-48

2 SH 6 P 2 SH 6 P 5 SH
C HESTNUT Y ELLOW G REEN D ULL R ED

King George VI

10SH 10SH £1
INDIGO U LTRAMARINE R ED B ROWN

Centenary of the Postage Stamp

1940

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P

2 1/2 P 3P
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King George VI Type of 1937-39 with Background Lightened
1941-42

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 3P

Peace
1946

2 1/2 P 3P

25th Anniversary of Marriage of

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
1948

£1

2 1/2 P

3rd Anniversary of the Liberation of the Channel Islands

1948

1P 2 1/2 P
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Olympic Games
1948

2 1/2 P 3P 6P

1 SH

George VI Type of 1939

1947

11P

75th Anniversary of the UPU

1949

2 1/2 P 3P 6P

1 SH
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King George VI Types of 1937
1950-51

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 2 1/2 P 4P

H.M.S. Victory, St George and the Dragon, and Royal Arms

1951

2 SH 6 P 5 SH 10SH

£1

Festival of Britain
1951

2 1/2 P 4P
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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Numerals
Watermarked Crown and G.V.R.
1914-22

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P 2P 3P

4P 5P 1 SH

Watermarked Crown and G.V.R. Multiple

1924-30

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P

2P 3P 4P 5P

1 SH 2 SH 6 P
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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Numerals
Watermarked Crown and Block E 8 R Multiple
1936-37

1/2P 1P 2P 3P 4P

5P 1 SH 2 SH 6 P

Watermarked Multiple Crown and G.VI.R.

1938-39

1/2P 1P 2P 3P 4P
E MERALD C ARMINE R OSE B LACK B ROWN V IOLET S LATE G REEN

5P 1 SH 2 SH 6 P
B ISTER B LUE B ROWN ON Y ELLOW

Watermarked Multiple Crown and G.VI.R.

1951-52

1/2P 1P 1 1/2 P
O RANGE V IOLET B LUE G REEN

4P 1 SH
B RIGHT B LUE O LIVE B ISTER
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OFFICIAL STAMPS

Type of Regular Issue of 1840

with V.R. in Upper Corners
1840

1P
B LACK

Regular Issues of 1880-84 Overprinted in Black

1882-85

1/2P 1/2P 1P 6P 1 SH
G REEN S LATE B LUE L ILAC G RAY G REEN

2 1/2 P
L ILAC

10SH
U LTRAMARINE
£1
B ROWN V IOLET
5 SH
C ARMINE R OSE

Stamps of 1887-89 Overprinted Stamp of 1888 Overprinted

1888-89 1890

1/2P 1 SH £1
V ERMILION G REEN B ROWN V IOLET
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OFFICIAL STAMPS

1887 Stamp Overprinted Stamp of 1891 Overprinted

1891 1892

£1
G REEN
2 1/2 P
V IOLET ON
B LUISH

Stamps of 1887-1900 Overprinted

1901

6P 1 SH
1/2P
V IOLET ON C ARMINE R OSE
B LUE G REEN
R OSE & G REEN

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted

1902-04

1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P 6P 1 SH
G RAY G REEN C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE D ULL V IOLET C ARMINE R OSE
& G REEN

5 SH 10SH
C ARMINE R OSE U LTRAMARINE

£1
G REEN
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OFFICIAL STAMPS

Stamps of 1881-84 Overprinted

1883-86

1 SH
6P S ALMON 9P
G REEN G REEN
1 1/2 P
L ILAC

Stamps of 1887-92 Overprinted

1887-92

1 1/2 P 2P 4 1/2 P 6P
V IOLET & G REEN & C ARMINE R OSE V IOLET ON
G REEN C ARMINE R OSE & G REEN R OSE

9P 1 SH
B LUE & G REEN
L ILAC

1881 Stamp 1900 Stamp

Overprinted Overprinted
1897 1900

1P 1 SH
L ILAC C ARMINE R OSE
& G REEN

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted

1902

2P 9P 1 SH
1P 6P
G REEN & U LTRAMARINE C ARMINE R OSE
C ARMINE D ULL V IOLET
C ARMINE & V IOLET & G REEN
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OFFICIAL STAMPS

Stamps of 1881-87 Overprinted

1896

1P
L ILAC

1/2P
V ERMILION

Stamps of 1887-1900 Overprinted

1901-02

1/2P 5P 10P
B LUE G REEN L ILAC & C ARMINE R OSE
U LTRAMARINE & L ILAC

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted

1902

2P 10P
1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P
G REEN & C ARMINE R OSE
G RAY G REEN C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE
C ARMINE & V IOLET

Stamps of 1881-87 Overprinted 1900 Stamp Overprinted

1896 1900

2 1/2 P
1/2P 1P 1/2P
V IOLET ON
V ERMILION L ILAC B LUE G REEN
B LUISH

1887 Stamp Overprinted Stamps of 1902 Overprinted 1902 Stamp Overprinted

1901 1902 1903

6P 1/2P 1P 6P 6P
V IOLET ON G RAY G REEN C ARMINE D ULL V IOLET D ULL V IOLET
R OSE
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OFFICIAL STAMPS

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted Stamps of 1887-1900 Overprinted

1902 1902

1/2P 1P 1 SH
G RAY G REEN C ARMINE C ARMINE R OSE
& G REEN
5P
L ILAC &
U LTRAMARINE

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted

1902-04

1P 2 1/2 P 5P 1 SH
C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE L ILAC & C ARMINE R OSE
U LTRAMARINE & G REEN

1/2P
G RAY G REEN

Stamps of 1902 Overprinted

1903

1 1/2 P 2P 3P
1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P
V IOLET & G REEN & V IOLET ON
G RAY G REEN C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE
G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW

Revised Overprint

1 1/2 P 2P 3P
1/2P 1P 2 1/2 P
V IOLET & G REEN & V IOLET ON
G RAY G REEN C ARMINE U LTRAMARINE
G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW