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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 British decimal two pence coin (often shortened to 2p in writing and speech) is a denomination of sterling coinage equalling 2 ⁄ 100 of a pound. Since the coin's introduction on 15 February 1971, the year British currency was decimalised , its obverse has featured four profiles of Queen Elizabeth II . [ 1 ]
The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480,000 paid for the British Guiana 1c magenta. [1] [2] This list is ordered by consumer price index inflation-adjusted value (in bold) in millions of United States dollars in 2023. [note 1] Where necessary, the price is first converted to dollars using the exchange rate at the time the item ...
19 Mar 2019 £2.97 rose pink: 17 Mar 2020 £3 dull purple 9 Mar 1999 £3 purple: 3 Jul 2003 £3.15 aqua green: 24 Mar 2015 £3.25 aqua green: 23 Dec 2020 £3.30 rose pink: 24 Mar 2015 £3.45 dark pine green: 19 Mar 2019 £3.60 bright orange: 19 Mar 2020 £3.66 harvest gold: 17 Mar 2020 £3.82 holly green: 17 Mar 2020 £4.20 plum purple: 23 Dec ...
The new coins were initially marked with the wording NEW PENNY (singular) or NEW PENCE (plural). The word "new" was dropped in 1982. The word "new" was dropped in 1982. The symbol "p" was adopted to distinguish the new pennies from the old, which used the symbol "d" (from the Latin denarius , a coin used in the Roman Empire ).
Postage stamps were first used in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 6 May 1840, with the introduction of the world's first adhesive postage stamps, the Penny Black and Two Pence Blue. Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called ...
List of most expensive coins Price Year Type Grade Issuing country Provenance Firm Date of sale $18,900,000 1933 1933 double eagle: MS-65 CAC United States: King Farouk of Egypt: Sotheby's [1] June 8, 2021 $12,000,000 1794 Flowing Hair dollar: SP-66 CAC United States Neil, Carter Private sale [2] January 24, 2013 $9,360,000 1787 Brasher ...
2019: Fifty Years of the Fifty Pence - British Culture set; 2019: Fifty Years of the Fifty Pence - British Military Set; 2019: 20th anniversary of The Gruffalo (2 coins) - The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo & Mouse; 2019: Innovation in Science set (1st coin) - Stephen Hawking; 2019: Beatrix Potter (4th series) - Peter Rabbit; 2019: 30th anniversary ...