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Queen Victoria
Reign - 1837-1901
Three postcards
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Postcard 1
Penny stamp - Posted 1901
This postcard was posted to London
Only a halfpenny stamp was needed
But the card bore a penny stamp
Postcard 2
Two halfpenny stamps - Posted 1899
This postcard was posted overseas, to Jena, Germany.
Hence the penny postage rate
Postcard 3
Halfpenny stamp - Posted 1901
The colour of the halfpenny Victorian stamp changed from vermillion to blue-green in 1900 in order to conform to international standards.
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