Victoria Stamps Used Inherited

Hello everyone,

I need your help regarding some victoria stamps I inherited from my grand mother :


Thanks in advance for your feedbacks

Best regards

Hello Totocalimero,

Four are from Great Britain from the 1800's, and one (the fourth from the left) is from Victoria (an Australian state) from 1901. A fun little selection showing cancels from London, Aberdeen and Victoria, as well as a numeral (816) cancel which may be an identifiable town.

What kind of help are you looking for? Do you want to start collecting stamps? These would be great to give to a child starting to collect stamps.

If you are looking for value (money-wise), catalog value is less than $10, and realistic price you can get is probably $1 or less.

The first is a so-called Penny Red with letters in all corners. Issued from 1864. In the scrolling to each side, in the middle, there should be numbers: the same on each side.
The second is a Penny Lilac with 16 dots (aka Die II). Issued December 1881.
The third is a so-called 'Jubilee' stamp. Issued in the year Queen Victoria celebrated her Golden Jubilee (1887). This is why stamps from this set are known as 'Jubilee' stamps.
The fourth stamp is from the State of Victoria, in Australia.
The fifth stamp is another 'Jubilee' stamp. This one is vermilion. In 1900, it was replaced by a blue-green stamp.

They (British) all are among the most common stamps you can find and have virtually no monetary value.

Thanks a lot for your prompt answer so detailed !
I will let them in their Book and continue to prospect on the others!

The '816' cancellation on the Penny Red was for Sunbury Common in Middlesex and dates the use of the stamp to 1882 or later.