Unused block of four "Penny Black" postage stamps of Queen Victoria, William Wyon, issued May 6, 1840
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
issued May 6, 1840
Unused block of four "Penny Black" postage stamps of Queen Victoria made by After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton), dated issued May 6, 1840, from British.
The museum records its materials as: Engraving printed in black ink on paper. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm) Classifications: Postage Stamps, Prints. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2002.236.1; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Engraving printed in black ink on paper
- Materials
- Engraving printed in black ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm) Classifications: Postage Stamps, Prints
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British
- Date recorded
- issued May 6, 1840
- Maker recorded
- After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton)
- Museum attribution
- William Wyon
- Museum object name
- Postage stamps
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 2002.236.1
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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