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Friday, October 14, 2011

New Zealand-Die 2-1882-1900-QV 2 Penny Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated below is an example of the Quenn Victoria 2 Penny 1882 issue from New Zealand. The set was first issued in 1882 but 3 Dies were used over the eight years the stamps were issued. The example below is of Die 2 (1886) showing generally weak lines of shading of the background behind the head and missing shading lines below the "TA" of "POSTAGE" .

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