Victorian Great Britain 1840-1841 Penny Black and 2 Pence Blue stamps
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1840 & 1841
This collection consists of three early line-engraved British postage stamps from the Victorian era, issued in 1840 and 1841. The group includes one Penny Black (Plate 7, position JI) and two 2 Pence Blue stamps (1840 Plate 2, positions NK and AD).
All specimens are imperforate and exhibit corner letters used for identification and plating. Each stamp features a profile of Queen Victoria and is marked with a Maltese Cross cancellation—red on the Penny Black and one of the 2 Pence Blues, and black on the other 2 Pence Blue.The stamps are housed in removable clear protective sleeves originally associated with the Roger Koerber Auction Galleries, a noted American philatelic firm.
Individual stamp dimensions are approximately 0.9 inches by 0.8 inches. These pieces are significant examples of the world's earliest postage stamp issues, reflecting the high-quality engraving standards of the mid-19th century British postal service.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 0.9" L x 0.8" W (2.3 cm x 2 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Format
- Imperforate
- Plating
- Penny Black (Plate 7), 2 Pence Blues (Plate 2)
- Cancellation
- Maltese Cross
Design
- Obverse
- Profile portrait of Queen Victoria
- Inscriptions
- POSTAGE, ONE PENNY, TWO PENCE, corner letters
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.