List of British postage stamps
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This is a list of postage stamps issued by the United Kingdom (normally referred to as Great Britain in philatelic usage).
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Queen Victoria
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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
- Prince Consort Essay
- Two pence blue printed in a new ink. The design has the addition 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 reduced printed matter rate
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Embossed
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Surface printed
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King Edward VII
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King George V
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King Edward VIII
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King George VI
Low value definitives (original dark colours)
Low value definitives (pale colours)
Low value definitives (changed colours)
High value definitives (original square format)
High value definitives (rectangular format) 1951
Coronation 13 May 1937
Centenary of the postage stamp 6 May 1940
Victory 11 June 1946
Silver wedding 26 April 1948
Channel Islands Liberation 10 May 1948
Olympic games 29 July 1948
Universal Postal Union (UPU) 10 October 1949
Festival of Britain 3 May 1951
Details available on http://www.kg6gb.org
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Queen Elizabeth II (pre-decimalisation)
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Queen Elizabeth II (decimal currency)
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2001
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White Ensign from Flags
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Dennis the Menace (UK) from Smiles
- The Millennium, 16 January
- Centenary of the Death of Queen Victoria, 29 January
- Silver hallmarks, 6 February
- Cats and Dogs, 13 February
- Northern Ireland Definitives, 6 March
- Weather, 12 March
- Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, 10 April
- England Definitives, 23 April
- Double-decker Buses, 15 May
- Fabulous Hats, 19 June
- Smiles, 3 July
- Pond Life, 10 July
- Puppets, Punch and Judy, 4 September
- Centenary of the Nobel Prizes, 2 October
- Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service, Flags 22 October
- Christmas, Robins 6 November
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2004
- Classic locomotives, 13 January
- Occasions 2004, 3 February
- Lord of the Rings, 26 February
- Northern Ireland, 16 March
- Entente Cordiale, 6 April
- Ocean Liners, 13 April
- Royal Horticultural Society, 25 May
- Wales, 5 June
- Royal Society of Arts, 10 August
- Woodland Animals, 16 September
- Crimea, 12 October
- Christmas 2004, 2 November
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2005
- Farm Animals, 11 January
- South West England, 8 February
- Jane Eyre, 24 February
- Magic!, 15 March
- Castles Definitives, 22 March
- World Heritage Sites, 21 April
- Trooping the Colour, 7 June
- Motorcycles, 19 July
- A Celebration of Food, 23 August
- Classic ITV, 15 September
- Trafalgar, 18 October
- Christmas 2005, 1 November
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