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Friday, November 11, 2011

Great Britain-2 Colour Varieties of the 1902- 2 Penny-Edward the 7th Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Shown below are two of the colour varieties of the 2 Penny 1902-1910 from Edward the 7th definitive set. Five colour varieties are known all variations of  green, or the red value insert on the stamp. The original 1902 colour was a yellow-green and carmine-red value insert. Subsequent printings were of a duller greyer green and the final printing in 1907 was of a dull blue-green. The grey-green and dull blue-green are illustrated here.

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