Collection of antique postal stamps, Great Britain, India

Description

Collection of antique postal stamps, Great Britain
Total:
Great Britain: more than 50 stamps (2 pages)
India: 5 stamps
Featuring:
1881 - 1 penny Postage Revenue Queen Victoria, Lilac, 16 dots/pearls in each corner
1902 - one penny King Edward VII, red, Perf_____
1902 - half penny King Edward VII, bluish green, perf 14
1913 - King George V hal penny, light green, dolphins 5 USD
1913 - King George V hal penny, bright green, dolphins, 5 USD
1924-1928 - King George V, three half pence,
1934-1936 - King George V, Full color in oval, red
Additional photos are available on request;
References:
The
Penny Lilac
was the basic penny
postage stamp
of
Great Britain
from its first issue on 12 July 1881 and was used until 1901.
It superseded the short lived
Penny Venetian Red
because the Customs and Inland Revenue Act of 1881 necessitated new stamps that were also valid as
revenue stamps
, and so the Penny Lilac was issued in that year, inscribed "POSTAGE AND INLAND REVENUE".
All previous stamps had been inscribed merely "POSTAGE".
This stamp remained the standard letter stamp for the remainder of Victoria's reign, and vast quantities were printed.
The Penny Lilac was a
surface-printed
stamp and was issued in two forms:
Die I with 14 dots in each corner from 12 July 1881 (495,984,000 issued)
Die II with 16 dots in each corner, 13 December 1881-1901 (33,600,000,000 issued)