6¢ William M. Harnett, LL #31508, creased along horiz. perfs (XF)
0.20
1386 ...
The Mulready (Artist/Designer, William Mulready; Engraver, John Thompson; Printers, William Clowes & Sons) was issued in two denominations, One Penny (black ink on cream paper) and Two Pence (blue ink on cream paper), ...
The Mulready envelopes and letter sheets of Great Britain, so called because they were designed by William Mulready, had their first day of sale on May 1, 1840, and official first day of use on May 6, ...
William Mulberry was credited for making the first envelopes with embossed stamps in 1840. This came to be known as the Penny Pink because it was released in Great Britain the same year with the Penny Black stamp.
Part of Rowland Hill's postal reforms were the introduction of prepaid lettersheets and envelopes designed by the artist William Mulready, whose name is always associated with these first lettersheets and envelopes.
Livingston helped negotiate the sale from France, the 5c William McKinley. Some of the stamps in this set are fairly expensive to collect, especially the 5c and 10c stamps. I have the 1c and 2c stamps in this set.
William Mulready, one of the foremost artists of the time, chose as his design an allegorical figure of Britannia dispatching messages to all of the world.
Traditions: the depiction of the current reigning monarch on the stamp, and the lack of the issuing country name on the stamp. The postal service decided to use an image of Queen Victoria taken from a previously-issued medallion, with William ...
Designed by William Mulready, R.A., and issued with the denominations of 1d and 2d respectively.
Multiple - Three or more unseparated stamps, mint or used, on cover or off, in any arrangement
Mute Cancellations - See Dumb cancellations..
 See also: Stamp, Sheet, Cover, Adhesive, Red
  
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