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The Queen's Own
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World's First Stamps
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1840 Twopenny Blue
The Queen's Own
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Stamps That Changed the World
The World's First Postage Stamps:
The 1840 Twopenny Blue
Twopenny Blue die proof, April 1840
Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, corner block, 1840
Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, block of 38, 1840
Plate 2 Twopenny Blue, block of 12
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