Victoria of the United Kingdom on stamps

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This page is a selection of design of Stamps of Commonwealth and British Empire with a representation of Queen Victoria since 1850.

In line with the Wikimedia galleries goal, a selection only appears here, on purpose, with emphasis on design differences. There are many thousands of Commonwealth stamps with a Queen Victoria face. They are here sorted by date of first issue (in principle). In classic stamps, there is often no single date of issue. In case of doubt, the best reference to be used is the Stanley Gibbons catalog.[1]

Before 1850, there are many specialized categories and Wikipedia articles (w:en:Penny Black, w:en:Penny Red, w:en:Mauritius Post Office etc) so this period is not illustrated here.

Only high quality images should be placed in the galleries, in order to help people discover forgeries, and for respect for such stamp beauty. It seems that 100 kB is a minimum file size target.

Stamps first issued in the 1850-1859 period

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Chalon head

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Others

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Stamps first issued in the 1860-1869 period

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Left facing head

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Crown (diadem) head

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Laurels head

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Right facing head

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Others

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Stamps first issued in the 1870-1879 period

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Stamps first issued in the 1880-1889 period

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With a veil

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An older women portrait, with a veil, does not appear on UK stamps.

Stamps first issued in the 1890-1899 period

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Overprints do not create a new design.

Stamps first issued after 1900

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Reference

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  1. Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, 111th edition 2009