British India
Queen Victoria Single Star Watermark
1892-1899
The 2 anna 6 pies stamps were issued in January 1892 in yellow-green colour. Its plate had continuous jubilee lines. in 1897, the colour was changed to pale blue-green. 1 rupee stamps were also issued, first in green-rose and later in green and aniline carmine. 3 pies stamps were issued in 1899. These came with the Queen’s portrait by Heinrich Von Angeli, an Austrian artist. 6 million copies of this stamp were printed.
Country: India
Series: Single Star Wmk
Issued On: 1892-99
Watermark: Single Star
Perforation: 14
Sg:IN 104
2A 6p. Pale blue-green. Perf 14.
1892-97