Unused block of forty-two "Penny Red-Brown" postage stamps of Queen Victoria
William Wyon
issued February 10, 1841 · Engraving printed in red-brown ink on paper · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The "Penny Red Brown" is the first stamp issued by Britain. The portait of Queen Victoria is after an engraving by William Wyon (1795–1851) of the Royal Mint commemorating Queen Victoria's visit to the Corporation of London on November 9, 1837.
- Artist
- William Wyon
- Date
- issued February 10, 1841
- Medium
- Engraving printed in red-brown ink on paper
- Culture
- British
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2002
