Title

Unused block of four "Penny Black" postage stamps of Queen Victoria, issued May 6, 1840.

Caption

Unused block of four "Penny Black" postage stamps of Queen Victoria, issued ..., issued May 6, 1840. Creator: Unknown.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM20A97_438

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,4Mb (10,3Mb) / 9,6in x 11,1in / 2872 x 3337 (300dpi)

Keywords

people communications monarch British museum royal century Britain royalty stamp B&W stamps collectible philately The Met Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art postal service postage stamp 19th century stamp collecting black & white black and white B W nineteenth century postage stamps Penny Black sovereign Queen Victoria Victoria William Wyon Queen Unknown Queen of Great Britain and Ireland Alexandrina Victoria Empress of India Heritage Art engraving Engraving printed in black ink on paper Wyon William