Though Her Majesty Queen Victoria assumed the government of the territories of India (which were earlier under the rule of East India Company) on 1st Nov. 1858, the title of "Empress of India" was conferred on her formally in 1877. With this as stated earlier, the "EAST INDIA" was changed to only "INDIA" on all British Indian stamps.
Among many of the Queen Victoria stamps issued post 1877, I am going to write about three such important ones which are part of my collection.
To begin with, one of such stamps (SG No. 84) was issued first time in1883 and was continued to be used till 1890. Some of these stamps were issued with an inverted star like watermark and carried a value of 1/2 Anna. It was of either deep blue green or simply blue green. Stanley Gibbons puts a price tag of 5 GBP for unused type and 0.10 GBP for used type of this stamp (simplest one with no watermarks or double impression).
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| SG 84 (1883, 1/2 Anna) ; SG 90 (1883, 1Anna 6 pies) |
One more such stamp of Queen Victoria (SG 90) issued also in 1883 was in sepia color and carried a value of 1 Anna 6 pies. Stanley Gibbons puts a price tag of 1 GBP and 1.25 GBP of unused and used types respectively.
Now coming to the third type of Queen Victoria Stamp, it was issued in 1899 (SG 40) and it carried the image of Queen Victoria in an isometric style. It was issued in carmine and grey colors. It was valued at 3 pies. The one which is part of my collection is as follows :-
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| SG 40, 1899, 3 pies |
Stanley Gibbons put a price tag of 40 and 10 cents respectively for unused and used types of this stamp.
See you soon with some more blogs on my pre-Independence Indian stamps.
Till then, Happy Collecting :)
Reference
Stanley Gibbons Catalogue on Indian stamps, Pp.6.
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