Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index -- Line Engraved -- One penny black issued on the 1 May for use from the 6 May 1840 Two pence blue contemporary issue with the penny black One Penny Red issued in 1841 to replace the penny black Two pence blue printed in a new ink. The disign has the adition of white * lines above and below the inscriptions. Halfpenny rose red issued in 1870 for the reduced postcard and newpaper rate Three half pence red introduced in 1870 for the reuced printed matter rate -- Embosed -- sixpence embossed ten pence embossed one shilling embossed -- Surface printed -- This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.