ISSUE 160 - April 5, 2024 - Stamp News Online Magazine
Classic Great Britain
The New Color "Jubilees", Part 20 (Parts 20 - 22)
By W. Ward (From Mekeel's Weekly, July 12, 1917)
The idea of several values in the same colour was far from a success owing to similarity of design as well as of colour, causing confusion to both postal officials and the public. It was very shortly decided to alter the issue. The printers were, therefore, instructed to submit new designs in 1886.
The following year being the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Victoria the authorities probably thought that they would be justified in "splashing" a little colour about, and for the first time bicolored stamps made their appearance, January 1st, 1887. Three values, however, the . . .
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