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The Penny Venetian Red was a British postage stamp equal to the value of one penny. Issued in 1880, it was designed and surface-printed by security printing company De La Rue. It superseded the Penny
Penny Venetian Red
The Penny Lilac (seen here) replaced the Penny Venetian Red in 1881, after new legislation required different wording on stamps
Postage stamps and postal history of the United Kingdom surveys postal history and the postage stamps issued by that country, and its various historical territories until the present day.
Penny Venetian Red
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