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The Two Penny Blue or The Two Pence Blue was the world's second official postage stamp, [inconsistent] produced in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and issued after the Penny Black. Initial printing took place from 1 May 1840, and in all 6,460,000 were printed from two plates until 29 August.
Penny Black – World's first postage stamp; Penny Blue – Trial printings from a penny black plate; Two pence blue – Issued for second rate step, at the same time as Penny Black; VR official – First official stamp; Prince Consort Essay; Penny Red – Improved follow-ons to the Penny Black; Archer Roulette – Experimental separation of stamps
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 two blues used for the printing were full deep blue and prussian blue. For the printing of these three sheets, plate 8 constructed for the production of the penny blacks was used. Rowland Hill chose the full deep blue colour for the two pence stamp.
One Penny Black issued on 1 May for use from 6 May 1840; Penny Black VR official; Penny Blue proof impression, never used; Two penny blue contemporary issue with the Penny Black; One Penny Red issued in 1841 to replace the Penny Black (the first issue with perforations from 1848) Prince Consort Essay; Two penny blue printed in a new ink. The ...
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 ...
Feb 2 1977 £1.30 buff & blue-green: Aug 3 1983 £1.33 mauve & blue-black: Aug 28 1984 £1.41 buff & blue-green: Sep 17 1985 £1.50 blue-black & lilac: Sep 2 1986 £1.60 blue-black & buff: Sep 15 1987 £2 purple-brown and pale green: Feb 2 1977 £5 royal blue & pale pink: Feb 2 1977
Different denominations of stamps have been printed in different colors since the very beginning; as with their successors, postal clerks could distinguish the Penny Black and Two pence blue more quickly by color than by reading the value, and the practice generally continues today. In practice, the actual color of a stamp may vary, and while ...