Unused block of forty-two "Two Penny Blue" postage stamps of Queen Victoria, William Wyon, issued March 13, 1841
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
issued March 13, 1841
Unused block of forty-two "Two Penny Blue" postage stamps of Queen Victoria made by After a design by William Wyon (British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton), dated issued March 13, 1841, from British. The museum records its materials as: Engraving printed in blue ink on paper. Recorded dimensions: Overall: 4 11/16 × 7 1/8 in. (11.9 × 18.1 cm) Classifications: Postage Stamps, Prints. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this object as 2002.236.4; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Medium
- Engraving printed in blue ink on paper
- Materials
- Engraving printed in blue ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4 11/16 × 7 1/8 in. (11.9 × 18.1 cm) Classifications: Postage Stamps, Prints
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4 11/16 × 7 1/8 in. (11.9 × 18.1 cm)
Identification
- Culture
- British
- Date recorded
- issued March 13, 1841
- 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
- 2002.236.4
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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