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Friday, November 11, 2011

Great Britain-2 Shades of the Queen Victoria 3 Penny "Jubilee" 1887-92 Postage Stamp-Illustrated

Illustrated below are two shades of the 3 Penny Jubilee set of 1887. The stamp was printed in purple on yellow paper and two shades of the overprinted purple are known, a purple and deep purple variety, illustrated here.In 1890 another printing was made, this time on orange paper. This printing is the most highly valued.

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