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Exhibits : The Queen's Own : Postal Reforms : World's First Stamps : 1840 Twopenny Blue

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The Queen's Own: Stamps That Changed the World







The World's First Postage Stamps:
The 1840 Twopenny Blue



Twopenny Blue die proof, April 1840
Twopenny Blue die proof, April 1840


Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, corner block, 1840
Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, corner block, 1840


Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, block of 38, 1840
Plate 1 Twopenny Blue, block of 38, 1840


Plate 2 Twopenny Blue, block of 12
Plate 2 Twopenny Blue, block of 12


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