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Exhibits : The Queen's Own : Postal Reforms : Embossed Envelopes : Issued Examples

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The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World







Embossed Envelopes:
Issued Examples



Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 1, dark blue, 1840
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 1, dark blue, 1840


Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840


Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840


Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, pale blue, 1840


Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, blue, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2, blue, 1855


Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2 Pale blue, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, Die 2 Pale blue, 1855


Head cut from two pence envelope, pink, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, pink, 1855


Head cut from two pence envelope, dark blue, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, dark blue, 1855


Head cut from two pence envelope, blue, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, blue, 1855


Head cut from two pence envelope, pale blue, 1855
Head cut from two pence envelope, pale blue, 1855


Two pence envelope, April 1841, specimen copy
Two pence envelope, April 1841, specimen copy


April 1841 Post Office Notice with two pence specimen envelope
April 1841 Post Office Notice with two pence specimen envelope


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