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-- Line Engraved --
One
penny black
issued on the 1 May for use from the 6 May 1840
Two pence blue contemporary issue with the
penny black
One
Penny Red
issued in 1841 to replace the
penny black
Two pence blue printed in a new ink. The disign has the adition of white * lines above and below the inscriptions.
Halfpenny rose red issued in 1870 for the reduced postcard and newpaper rate
Three half pence red introduced in 1870 for the reuced printed matter rate
-- Embosed --
sixpence embossed
ten pence embossed
one shilling embossed
-- Surface printed --