Postcard History   -  Stamps

Queen Victoria

Reign - 1837-1901

Three postcards

Three postcards - Queen Victoria Stamps

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Postcard 1

Penny stamp  -  Posted 1901

This postcard was posted to London

Only a halfpenny stamp was needed

But the card bore a penny stamp

Queen Victoria Penny Stamp - on a Postcard, posted 1901

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Postcard 2

Two halfpenny stamps  -  Posted 1899

This postcard was posted overseas, to Jena, Germany.

Hence the penny postage rate

Two Queen Victoria Halfpenny Stamps - on a Postcard, posted 1899

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Postcard 3

Halfpenny stamp  -  Posted 1901

The colour of the halfpenny Victorian stamp
changed from vermillion to blue-green in 1900
 in order to conform to international standards.

Queen Victoria Halfpenny Stamp - on a Postcard posted 1901

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