The Jubilee issue was unique in that it was the first issue
that had stamps in two colours
and stamps on coloured paper.
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The first two-colour stamp were 8 stamps in the 1887 Jubilee
issue,
7 of these are also used in the
KEVII
definitives.
The next two-colour stamp, was the 'Europa' commemorative issue, in 1960.
The first truly multicoloured stamp was the 'Nature' issue in 1963.
In comparison to the two coloured stamps above, the ordinary
½d and 1d stamps
in one colour, used for postcards and letters, were pretty boring (shown below)
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the Penny Lilac did have a life of 20 years!
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After Queen Victoria died the next series of stamps is
King Edward
VII
for a comparison of the Jubilee issue and the KEVII definitives see
here
For colour changes in the Jubilee issue see
here
The Jubilee issue replaced the 'unified' lilac and green issue of 1883, only the £1 has corner letters. The 1881 penny lilac was also used at this time. The 10d was issued later on 24 Feb 1890 and the 4½d on 15 Sep 1892, the £1 was issued on 28 Jan 1891. It is only coincidental that these stamps were issued at the time of the Queens Jubilee (50 years on the throne). It is also the time that Queen Victoria appeared in public after mourning the death of her husband, Albert, in 1861 (after 21 years of marriage, when she was 44). She lived in seclusion for over 25 years until her Jubilee in 1887 (when she was 70). |