Unused block of four "Two Penny Blue" postage stamps of Queen Victoria
Object type: Postage stamps
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British
Artist: William Wyon
Artist bio: British, Birmingham 1795–1851 Brighton
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: British
Date: issued May 8, 1840
Medium: Engraving printed in blue ink on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.8 × 4.1 cm)
Classification: Postage Stamps|Prints
Credit line: Gift of Assunta Sommella Peluso, Ada Peluso, and Romano I. Peluso, in memory of Ignazio Peluso, 2002
Accession year: 2002
Tags: Profiles|Women|Queen Victoria