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Victoria
 1850 - 1910
 SIMPLIFIED LISTING
FINALISED
VICTORIA
Stamps consecutively numbered
1850   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR: Half Length View
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
1
Stamp
1d.  Red to Brown
Type V1		 2
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Grey
Type V1		 3
Stamp
2d.  Brown
Type V1		 4
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Type V1
1 - 1d.  Red to Brown
2 - 2d.  Lilac to Grey
3 - 2d.  Brown
4 - 3d.  Blue
1852   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR: Full Length View
 Imperforate
5
Stamp
2d.  Brown to Lilac 
Type V2
5 - 2d.  Brown to Lilac 
1854   WOOD BLOCK
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
6
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Type V3
6 - 1s.  Blue
1854   WOOD BLOCKS: So called as the designs were hand-carved into blocks of "Turkish Boxwood” by Samuel Calvert
Imperforate, Roulette or Perforated
7
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Type V5		 8
Stamp
6d. Black
Type V5		 9
Stamp
2s.  Green
Type V5		 10
Stamp
2s.  Blue
Type V5
  7 - 6d.  Orange
  8 - 6d.  Black
  9 -  2s.  Green
10 -  2s.  Blue
1854    REGISTRATION
Imperforate or Roulette
11
Stamp
1s.  Red & Blue
Type V6
11 - 1s.  Red & Blue
1855   TOO LATE
Imperforate
12
Stamp
6d.  Lilac & Green
Type V7
12 - 6d.  Lilac & Green
1854-58   QUEEN ON CORONATION CHAIR
Imperforate / Rouletted
13
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V4		 14
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Type V4
13 - 1d.  Green
14 - 6d.  Blue
1857   EMBLEMS: Emblems are the small images of Farming, Shipping, Building, and Mining in the stamp corners
Imperforate or Roulette or Perforated
15
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V8		 16
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Purple
Type V8		 17
Stamp
4d.  Orange to Red
Type V8
15 - 1d.  Green
16 - 2d.  Lilac to Purple
17 - 4d.  Orange to Red
1860   BEADED OVALS: The inner oval comprises beads within two outlines
Roulette or Perforated
18
Stamp
3d.  Blue
Type V9		 19
Stamp
3d.  Claret
Type V9

20
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V9		 21
Stamp
6d.  Orange
Type V9		 22
Stamp
6d.  Black
Type V9
18 - 3d.  Blue
19 - 3d.  Claret
20 - 4d.  Red
21 - 6d.  Orange
22 - 6d.  Black
1861   NETTED CORNERS: A net mesh design replaced the emblems at the stamp corners.
Perforated
23
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V10
23 - 1d.  Green
1862   SIXPENCE STAMP
Perforated
24

6d.  Black
Type V11
24 - 6d.  Black
1863   LAUREATES: So called due to the Laurel Wreath worn on the Queen's head
Perforated
25
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V12		 26
Stamp
2d.  Lilac to Grey
Type V12		 27
Stamp
3d.  Lilac
Type V13		 28
Stamp
3d.  Orange
Type V13		 29
Stamp
4d.  Red
Type V12

30
Stamp
6d.  Blue
Type V14		 31

6d.  Green
Type V14		 32
Stamp
8d.  Orange to Brown
Type V12		 33
Stamp
10d.  Grey to Brown
Type V14

34

1s.  Blue/ Blue
Type V15		 35
Stamp
5s.  Blue/ Yellow
Type V16		 36
Stamp
5s.  Blue & Red
Type V16		 37
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Type V16
Perforated Gummed Stamps
25 -   1d.  Green
26 -   2d.  Lilac to Grey
27 -   3d.  Lilac
28 -   3d.  Orange
29 -   4d.  Red
30 -   6d.  Blue
31 -   6d.  Green
32 -   8d.  Orange to Brown
33 - 10d.  Grey to Brown
34 -    1s.  Blue/ Blue
35 -    5s.  Blue/ Yellow
36 -    5s.  Blue & Red
37 -    5s.  Red & Blue
1870   TWO PENCE
Perforated
38
Stamp
2d.  Lilac
Type V17
38 - 2d.  Lilac
1871   PROVISIONAL SURCHARGES
Perforated
39
Stamp
"'½ HALF ½" on 1d. Green
Type V12		 40
Stamp
"9 NINEPENCE 9" on 10d. Brown
Type V14
39 - (½d.)    on 1d.  Green
40 - (9d.)   on 10d.  Brown
1873   BELL DESIGNS: Bell designed most of the issues during this later period.
Perforated
41
Stamp
½d.  Red
Type V18		 42
Stamp
½d.  Green
Type V18		 43
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V19		 44

2d.  Mauve
Type V20		 45

9d.  Brown
Type V21

46
Stamp
9d.  Green
Type V21		 47
Stamp
9d.  Red
Type V21		 48
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Type V22		 49
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Type V22
41 - ½d.  Red
42 - ½d.  Green
43 -  1d.  Green
44 -  2d.  Mauve
45 -  9d.  Brown
46 -  9d.  Green
47 -  9d.  Red
48 -   1s.  Blue
49 -   1s.  Yellow
1876    PROVISIONAL
Perforated
50
Stamp
"8d EIGHTPENCE 8d" on 9d. Brown/ Pink
Type V21
50 - (8d.) on 9d. Brown
1880    NAISH & BELL DESIGNS
Perforated
51

1d. Green
Type V23		 52

2d. Brown
Type V24		 53
Stamp
2d. Mauve
Type V24

54

4d. Red
Type V25		 55
Stamp
4d. Yellow
Type V25		 56

2s. Blue
Type V26
51 - 1d.  Green
52 - 2d.  Brown
53 - 2d.  Mauve
54 - 4d.  Red
55 - 4d.  Yellow
56 - 2s.  Blue
1884   FIRST STAMP DUTY ISSUE: Postage & Revenue Stamps were superseded by new dual purpose stamps inscribed "Stamp Duty".
Perforated
57

½d.  Red
Type V27		 58
Stamp
1d.  Green
Type V28		 59

2d.  Mauve
Type V29

60
Stamp
3d.  Yellow
Type V28		 61
Stamp
3d.  Green
Type V28		 62

4d.  Magenta
Type V30		 63
Stamp
6d. Blue
Type V28


64

8d.  Red
Type V31		 65
Stamp
1s.  Blue
Type V29		 66
Stamp
2s.  Green
Type V31		 67

2s6d.  Orange
Type V32
57 -    ½d.  Red
58 -     1d.  Green
59 -     2d.  Mauve
60 -     3d.  Yellow
61 -     3d.  Green
62 -     4d.  Magenta
63 -     6d.  Blue
64 -     8d.  Red
65 -     1s.  Blue
66 -     2s.  Green
67 - 2s6d.  Orange
1885   SURPLUS CURRENT STAMPS OVERPRINTED "STAMP DUTY"
Perforated
68
Stamp
3d. Orange
Type V13		 69
Stamp
4d. Red
Type V25		 70
 Stamp
1s. Blue/ Blue
Type V22		 71
Stamp
2s. Blue/ Blue
Type V26
68 - 3d.  Orange
69 - 4d.  Red
70 - 1s.  Blue
71 - 2s.  Blue
1886    SECOND STAMP DUTY ISSUE: Dual purpose Postage & Revenue Stamps.
Perforated
72

½d.  Grey
Type V33		 73

½d.  Red
Type V33		 74

½d.  Green
Type V33

75

1d.  Green
Type V34		 76

2d.  Lilac
Type V35		 77

4d.  Red
Type V36		 78

6d.  Blue
Type V37

79

1s.  Red
Type V38		 80
 
1s6d.  Blue
Type V39		 81

1s6d.  Orange
Type V39

82
Stamp
£5.  Blue & Brown-Purple
Type V40		 83
Stamp
£6.  Yellow & Blue
Type V40

84
Stamp
£7.  Red & Black
Type V40		 85
Stamp
£8.  Lilac & Orange
Type V40		 86
Stamp
£9.  Green & Red
Type V40
72 -     ½d.  Grey
73 -     ½d.  Red
74 -     ½d.  Green
75 -      1d.  Green
76 -      2d.  Lilac
77 -      4d.  Red
78 -      6d.  Blue
79 -       1s.  Red
80 - 1s6d.  Blue
81 - 1s6d.  Orange
82 -     £5.  Blue & Brown-Purple
83 -     £6.  Yellow & Blue
84 -     £7.  Red & Black
85 -     £8.  Lilac & Orange
86 -     £9.  Green & Red
1890   THIRD STAMP DUTY ISSUES
Perforated
87
Stamp
1d.  Brown
Type V41		 88

1d.  Red
Type V41		 89

1d.  Olive
Type V41		 90

1d.  Orange
Type V41

91
Stamp
1½d.  Yellow-Green
Type V42		 92

1½d.  Red
Type V42

93
Stamp
2½d.  Red/ Yellow
Type V43		 94

2½d.  Blue
Type V43		 95
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Type V44
87 -    1d.  Brown
88 -    1d.  Red
89 -    1d.  Olive
90 -    1d.  Orange
91 - 1½d.  Yellow-Green
92 - 1½d.  Red
93 - 2½d.  Red/ Yellow
94 - 2½d.  Blue
95 -    5d.  Brown
1897    HOSPITAL FUND  These Stamps were for sale at the bracketed value, with the difference going to the Hospital Fund
Perforated
96
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Blue
Type V45		 97
Stamp
2½d. (2/6)  Brown
Type V46
96 -    1d. (1s.)  Blue
97 - 2½d. (2s6d.)  Brown
1900    BOER WAR PATRIOTIC FUND  These Stamps were for sale at the bracketed value, with the difference going to the Boer War Patriotic Fund
Perforated
98
Stamp
1d. (1s)  Brown
Type V47		 99
Stamp
2d. (2s)  Green
Type V48
98 - 1d. (1s.)  Brown
99 - 2d. (2s.)  Green
1901   COMMONWEALTH PERIOD: Inscribed "POSTAGE"
Perforated
100
Stamp
½d.  Green
Type V49		 101
Stamp
1d.  Red
Type V50		 102
Stamp
1½d.  Red/ Yellow
Type V55

103
Stamp
2d.  Mauve
Type V52		 104
Stamp
2½d.  Blue
Type V53

105
Stamp
3d.  Orange-Brown
Type V55		 106
Stamp
3d.  Yellowish Brown
Type V54		 107
Stamp
4d.  Olive
Type V55		 108
Stamp
5d.  Brown
Type V56

109
Stamp
6d.  Green
Type V57		 110
Stamp
9d.  Red
Type V58		 111
Stamp
1s.  Orange
Type V59		 112
Stamp
1s.  Yellow
Type V59

113
Stamp
2s.  Blue/ Pink
Type V60		 114
Stamp
5s.  Red & Blue
Type V61		 115

£1.  Red
Type V62		 116
Stamp
£2.  Blue
Type V63
100 -   ½d.  Green
101 -    1d.  Red 
102 - 1½d.  Red/ Yellow
103 -    2d.  Mauve
104 - 2½d.  Blue
105 -    3d.  Orange-Brown
106 -    3d.  Yellowish Brown
107 -    4d.  Olive
108 -    5d.  Brown
109 -    6d.  Green
110 -    9d.  Red
111 -    1s.  Orange
112 -    1s.  Yellow
113 -    2s.  Blue/ Pink
114 -    5s.  Red & Blue
115 -    £1.  Red
116 -    £2.  Blue
1912    SURCHARGE
Perforated
117
Stamp
"ONE PENNY" on 2d. Mauve
Type V52
117 - (1d.) on 2d. Mauve

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