Queen Victoria Great Britain 1884 Slate Blue Half Penny Postage Stamp Later Bun Head Profile - Crown Watermark

ON AUCTION ARE IS A QUEEN VICTORIA GREAT BRITAIN 1884 SLATE BLUE HALF PENNY POSTAGE STAMP WITH IMPERIAL CROWN WATERMARK AND LATER BUN HEAD PROFILE. IT HAS A CANCELLATION POSTAGE MARK.
 
THE QUEEN VICTORIA HALF PENNY IN THIS DESIGN WITH ONLY POSTAGE WAS FIRST PRINTED IN 1880 IN A GREEN COLOUR. SIMILAR LATER 1987 VERMILION COLOURED HALF PENNY STAMPS WERE MARKED FOR POSTAGE AND REVENUE.
 
THE 1884 GREAT BRITAIN HALFPENNY (1/2D) IN SLATE BLUE FEATURES QUEEN VICTORIA WITH HER ICONIC "LATER BUN HEAD" OR LATER PROFILE, USED FOR LOWER-COST MAIL LIKE NEWSPAPERS AND POSTCARDS, REPRESENTING BRITISH POSTAL HISTORY AND ROYALTY, WITH CATALOG NUMBERS SG #187. 
 
The "Later Bun Head" (or Bun Penny) portrait of Queen Victoria, designed by Leonard Charles Wyon and introduced in 1860, features a distinct left-facing profile of the monarch with a mature yet youthful appearance. It replaced the earlier "Young Head or Early Bun Head" that was on the earlier Penny Blacks and Penny Reds. While termed "Bun Head," the portrait was updated over time. The "Early Bun Head" (18601870s) is more refined, while the "Late Bun Head" (introduced around 18741889) shows a thicker neck, more mature facial features, and a coarser profile.
 
SIZE: 20MM WIDE 24MM HIGH
 
CONDITION: GOOD USED CONDITION - MINOR NICK TO PERFORATION IN TOP RIGHT CORNER - SOME HINGE RESIDUE AT BACK - PLEASE SEE PHOTOS
 
CATALOQUE INFO AND VALUE:
STANLEY GIBBONS GREAT BRITAIN 2007 p23 NO 187 CV (USED) 15 UK POUNDS (R350)
 
NOTE I HAVE VARIOUS LOTS WITH RARE AND HIGH CATALOGUE VALUE STAMPS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK: SOME NOTEWORTHY EXAMPLES ARE:
QUEEN VICTORIA 1883 LILAC 2 HALF PENNY WITH A 1986 DEVONPORT POSTAL MARK STG 2007 NO 190 P23 CV 15 POUNDS (R350)
KING EDWARD 1902 DULL REDDISH PURPLE ON YELLOW LEMON 3D STG 2007 NO 233 P29 CV 80 POUNDS (R1750)
KING GEORGE V CHARIOT 5 SHILLINGS ROSE CARMINE STG 2007 CV 275 POUNDS (R6000)
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 1880 THREE PENCE SURCHARGE ON 4D DULL ROSE HOPE SEATED CROWN OVER CC RARE SA 2010 CAT P2
NATAL 1884 QUEEN VICTORIA BLUE GREEN HALF PENNY SA 2010 P11 CAT VAL R300 VERY RARE
ORANGE FREE STATE EEN PENNY BLOCK OF SIX 1894 PURPLE SURCHAGED IN 1900 BRITISH OCCUPATION V.R.I. STOPS RAISED SA P20
KING EDWARD 1910 TWO AND HALF PENNY FIRST UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA STAMP BLOCK OF 8
 
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