Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue, British India, 1854
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1854
Issuing entity
British IndiaThe Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue is a set of postage stamps released in British India in 1854. The StampWorld catalogue lists 9 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 5–5‑7).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½A blue; ½A dark blue; ½A light blue; 1A brick-red; 1A dark red; 1A red; 2A dull green; 2A emerald green. Catalogue notes on individual values: Typographic; Set (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: Imperforated. Watermark: type 1 in the StampWorld watermark list. Engraving or printing is credited to Lithographic. Sheet size: 23. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stamp of India - 1854 - Colnect 298822 - Queen Victoria.jpeg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- StampWorld type 1
- Sheet size
- 23
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Technical characteristics
- Engraving or printing
- Lithographic
Design
- Values and colours
- ½A blue · ½A dark blue · ½A light blue · 1A brick-red · 1A dark red · 1A red · 2A dull green · 2A emerald green
Identification
- Issue date
- 1854
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 5–5‑7
Catalogue references
- StampWorld5–5‑7
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.