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The loyal dog, said to have been present under the petticoat of Mary, Queen of Scots at her execution, has been ascribed as a Skye Terrier. In 1840, Queen Victoria made the breed fancy, keeping both drop-(floppy) and prick-(upwards) eared dogs. A colour lithograph of Skye Terriers was included in "The Illustrated Book of the Dog" by Vero Shaw ...
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Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including: Fatima – a Pug; Alma – a possible Thoroughbred given by King Victor Emmanuel [2] Dandie – a Skye Terrier [3] Dash – a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel [1] Eos – a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany [1] Flora – a Highland pony given by King Victor ...
Wyon's City Medal was the model for the head on the line-engraved postage stamps of 1840–79, beginning with the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamp, the embossed stamps of 1847–54 and the postal stationery 1841–1901.
The postage and revenue stamps of the United Kingdom issued in 1887 are known as the "Jubilee" issue because they were issued during the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837. [1] They continued in use throughout the remainder of Victoria's reign, and many of the designs were reused in the stamps of Edward VII. [2]
With the exception of a Perkins Bacon version of "queen on throne" in 1856, subsequent designs reverted to the profile bust typical of British stamps of the time. Multiple designs, colors, papers, perforations, and watermarks resulted in a large number of different stamps; Stanley Gibbons identifies nearly 200 types issued between 1854 and 1883 ...
North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999: 170-171. ISBN 0-8109-3689-5. Haley, James L. Apaches: a history and culture portrait. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8061-2978-5. Karasik, Carol. The Turquoise Trail: Native American Jewelry and Culture of the ...
Before that, Queensland used the stamps of New South Wales from 1851. [1] [2] All of Queensland's postage stamps portrayed Queen Victoria with the exception of two stamps depicting allegorical figures of Australia (1903, 1907). Between 1 January 1880 and 1 July 1892, revenue stamps of 1866–1892 were authorised for postal use. In 1913 the ...