The 1d stamp used for letter postage 1840-1918
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| 1d black 1840-1 |
1d red 1841 to 54 |
1d red 1854-64 |
1d red 1864-79 |
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1d venetian red 1880-1 |
1d lilac 1881-1901 |
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| 1d scarlet 1902-1911 |
1d carmine 1911-12 |
1d scarlet 1912-24 |
From the 1d lilac on stamps have the words POSTAGE
and REVENUE on them
| Numbers issued (millions) |
per year |
| 1d black 1840-41 |
68.2 |
68 |
| 1d red imperf 1841-54 |
2,468 |
190 |
| 1d red perf 1854-64 |
5,116 |
510 |
| 1d red (plated) 1864-79 |
13,434 |
895 |
| 1d venetian red 1880-1 |
1,462 |
980 |
| 1d lilac 1881-1901 |
34,096 |
1,700 |
| 1d red EVII 1902-11 |
19,012 |
1,900 |
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Letter rate |
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1840 |
1d |
| 1870 |
½d |
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| 1918 |
1d |
1918 |
1½d |
| 1921 |
1½d |
1920 |
2d |
| 1922 |
1d |
1922 |
1½d |
| 1940 |
2d |
1940 |
2½d |
| 1957 |
2½d |
1957 |
3d |
| 1965 |
3d |
1965 |
4d |
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