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Exhibits : The Queen's Own : Postal Reforms : The Penny Red : Rainbow Trials

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The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World







Introducing the Penny Red:
Rainbow Trials



3-stamp trial plate, 1840, mauve-pink
3-stamp trial plate, 1840, mauve-pink


3-stamp trial plate, 1840, mauve-pink
3-stamp trial plate, 1840, mauve-pink


3-stamp trial plate, 1840, lilac-brown
3-stamp trial plate, 1840, lilac-brown


12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, full corners, black
12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, full corners, black


12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, blank corners, black
12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, blank corners, black


12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, orange-red
12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, orange-red


12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, dark brown
12-stamp trial plate, May 1840, dark brown


12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, paper dipped in potassium ferrocyanide, black
12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, paper dipped in potassium ferrocyanide, black


12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, paper dipped in potassium ferrocyanide, red-brown
12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, paper dipped in potassium ferrocyanide, red-brown


12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, tête-bêche, pink
12-stamp trial plate, June 1840, tête-bêche, pink


Single trial impressions
Single trial impressions


Single trial impressions, submitted to Rowland Hill August 31, 1840
Single trial impressions, submitted to Rowland Hill August 31, 1840


Trial impressions annotated by Joshua Bacon, September 3, 1840
Trial impressions annotated by Joshua Bacon, September 3, 1840


Color selection, red, sent by Rowland Hill to Chancellor of the Exchequer, September 1, 1840
Color selection, red, sent by Rowland Hill to Chancellor of the Exchequer, September 1, 1840


Color selection, blue, sent by Rowland Hill to Chancellor of the Exchequer, September 1, 1840
Color selection, blue, sent by Rowland Hill to Chancellor of the Exchequer, September 1, 1840


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