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High value definitives, 5s to £5 1867–83; Low value definitives, 1873–80 (coloured corner letters) Low value definitives, halfpenny to 5d 1880–81; Penny Lilac 1881, the most issued Victorian stamp; High value definitives, 2/6 to £1 1883–84; Lilac and Green low value definitives 1883; Jubilee issue postage stamps 1887–92
First- and second-class postage was introduced in 1968. In 1989, Non-Value Indicated (NVI) stamps were produced marked "1st" and "2nd", valid for the lowest weight of that class. Either a "class" stamp can be used, or denominated stamps to the value of the postage. "Class" stamps remain valid for the stated class even after price increases.
Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which were issued by and used in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from the late 17th century to the present day.
Until 1924, all British stamps depicted only the portrait of the reigning monarch, with the exception of the 'High Value' stamps (the so-called "Sea Horses" design) issued in 1913, which were twice the size of normal stamps with added pictorial design. In 1924, the first commemorative stamp was issued for the British Empire Exhibition. There ...
On his marriage that year, fellow members of the society gave him an album of nearly 1,500 postage stamps as a wedding present. He expanded the collection with a number of high-priced purchases of rare stamps and covers. His 1904 purchase of the Mauritius two pence blue for £1,450 set a new record for a single stamp. A courtier asked the ...
In the 1702/03 financial year 3,932,933 stamps were embossed in England for a total value of £91,206.10s.4d. [4] Stamp duty was so successful that it continues to this day through a series of Stamp Acts. Similar duties have been levied in the Netherlands, France and elsewhere.
These were initially borderless , but in 2003 these were replaced with stamps having white borders. As postal rates have changed, so have the values denominated on some of the stamps. The '2nd' and '1st' values have remained constant, but the 'E' value reverted to 40p initially, and then increased to 42p, 44p, 48p, 50p and 56p.
United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1970–1979; 1971 United Kingdom postal workers strike; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1980–1989; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 1990–1999; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2000–2009; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2010–2019; United Kingdom commemorative stamps 2020–2029
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