Twopenny Blue stamps for sale
The TwoPenny Blue was the world’s second official postage stamp, issued after the Penny Black.
It was issued in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and was first sold to the public at the London Inland revenue office in the afternoon of May 8th 1840. Except for its denomination of the design is exactly the same as the 1d black and was struck from the same die.
It was intended that the 2d blue was to be issued at the same time as the 1d black, however there is doubt about this - the earliest post mark seen on one of these was the 8th of May 1840, two days later than the Penny Black. The first issues of this value (intended for double rate letters), were printed from plates 1 and 2. Copies of the stamp are now significantly rarer and more expensive than the Penny Black.
Later when the colours of the stamps were being revised, the inks chosen were red-brown for the penny value and a new blue ink for the two pence value. As the printed stamps in the new ink looked the same as the original issue, it was decided to add a horizontal line at the top and bottom of the label so as the newer printings could be easily identified. These are generally referred to as the white lines added issue.
The Penny Black allowed a letter weighing up to half an ounce to be sent anywhere within Britain; the Two Penny Blue's weight limit was a full ounce.
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2D Twopenny Blue stamps for sale
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 1840 2d Blue THE MACKAY 7th of May 1840 Cover $474,210.00 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $474,210.00 |
 1840 2d BlueCA DCOriginal Gum Block of 6 vertical crease Ex Royal Collection $189,684.00 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $189,684.00 |
 1840 2d Blue AF AH CC CE two strips of 3 on this Lady Louis Cover $161,231.40 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $161,231.40 |
 1840 2d Blue PA PF Strip of 6 on this Lady Louis Cover $142,263.00 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $142,263.00 |
 1840 2d Blue NK OL Block of Four lifted replaced on Cover to the Cape $113,810.40 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $113,810.40 |
 1840 2d Blue BA BL Complete ROW divided in too on Cover to New York $113,810.40 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $113,810.40 |
 Penny Black PD PE Plate 5 and 1840 2d Blue JK plate 1 on 4d rate Cover $56,905.20 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $56,905.20 |
 Penny Black JB JC Plate 6 1840 2d Blue PL plate 1 on 4d Re directed Cover $56,905.20 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $56,905.20 |
 1840 2d Blue TF plate 1 1841 1d Reds CE CK Plate 1b on 4d rate Cover $37,936.80 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $37,936.80 |
 1840 2d Blue PL plate 1 1841 1d Reds GC IB on 4d rate Cover $37,936.80 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 26m Buy It Now for only: $37,936.80 |
 1840 2d Blue LI ML Plate 1 Block of EIGHT Slight creasing with Black Crosses $37,936.80 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $37,936.80 |
 1840 2d Blue DG EJ Plate 1 State 2 a few imperfections But Very Attractive $37,936.80 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $37,936.80 |
 GEOV SG373 var N2115 2d Indigo Blue Toned Paper O20 Control Strip w Cert UM $31,614.00 Time Remaining: 13d 17h 31m Buy It Now for only: $31,614.00 |
 1840 2d Blue LH LL STRIP of FIVE with wmk INVERTED $19,758.75 Time Remaining: 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $19,758.75 |
 2d Pl2 CA DB DEEP BLUE BLOCK OF FOUR SUPERB USED crisp neat black MXs fine fo $18,968.40 Time Remaining: 13d 11h 10m Buy It Now for only: $18,968.40 |
 1841 2d Blue EB FF Block of TEN Wmk INVERTED $12,582.37 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 22m Buy It Now for only: $12,582.37 |
 1840 2d Blue KC 9th of May 1840 Usage $11,855.25 Time Remaining: 22d 10h 23m Buy It Now for only: $11,855.25 |
 Sg 5h 2d Blue No 12 in Maltese Cross Very fine used example with clear strike $11,460.08 Time Remaining: 11d 10h 43m Buy It Now for only: $11,460.08 |
 1840 2d Blue DA DF Plate 1 Strip of SIX vertical crease with Red Crosses $11,381.04 Time Remaining: 11d 15h 27m Buy It Now for only: $11,381.04 |
 Great Britain 1841 2d Violet Blue SG 15aa BPA Certificate superb mint CV 20000 $9,168.06 Time Remaining: 23h 6m Buy It Now for only: $9,168.06 |
 1849 2d Blue Plate 4 Cancelled In Red CAT 20000 $8,219.64 Time Remaining: 12d 8h 56m Buy It Now for only: $8,219.64 |
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