Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue, Gibraltar, 1886–1898
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1886–1898
Issuing entity
GibraltarThe Queen Victoria, 1819-1901 issue is a set of postage stamps released in Gibraltar in 1886–1898. The StampWorld catalogue lists 11 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 8–8‑14).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½P green; ½P greyish green; 1P rose; 1P carmine red; 2P brownish purple; 2½P blue; 2½P ultramarine; 4P orange brown; 6P violet; 1Sh yellowish brown. Catalogue notes on individual values: Set (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: 14. Watermark: type 1 in the StampWorld watermark list. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stamp of Gibraltar - 1886 - Colnect 5 - 1 - Queen Victoria overprint.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
- Perforation
- 14
Design
- Values and colours
- ½P green · ½P greyish green · 1P rose · 1P carmine red · 2P brownish purple · 2½P blue · 2½P ultramarine · 4P orange brown · 6P violet · 1Sh yellowish brown
Identification
- Issue date
- 1886–1898
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 8–8‑14
Catalogue references
- StampWorld8–8‑14
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.