Two pence blue

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2d blue postage stamp; this is an 1841 printing on pale blue paper.

The Two Penny Blue was the world�s second official postage stamp.

It was issued in the United Kingdom in May 1840, and was essentially the same format as the Penny Black which had been released a few days before.

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See also: Two pence blue, 1840, Penny Black, Philately, Postage stamp, United Kingdom