Queen Victoria signed photographic postcard Antigua stamps neatly cancelled by Westbourne grove

neatly cancelled by Westbourne grove circular date stamps for 'MY

brown (x6) and vermilion (x2)

The end result was a decision to swap the colours around and introduce a red stamp with a black cancellation

orange-red and orange-brown

Rhodesia 1892-93 £2 rose-red "Coat of Arms"

Queen Victoria signed photographic postcard Antigua stamps neatly cancelled by Westbourne groveA signed photographic postcard of Queen Victoria. Few British rulers have cast as long a shadow as Queen Victoria. Her reign lasted 63 years, which stood as the record up until great granddaughter Elizabeth II surpassed her in 2015. Britain was at the very height of its wealth and power during the Victorian era. Its colonies covered almost a third of the worlds land mass, making up the largest empire in history. Queen Victoria married her beloved