National Postal Museum
UK Post Office Notice with attached 2d postal stationery specimen
April 1841
Following public ridicule of the 1840 Mulready postal stationery letter sheets, they were withdrawn and replaced with stamped envelopes featuring an embossed cameo portrait of Queen Victoria. The die for the new envelopes was engraved by William Wyon, whose 1837 City Medal also inspired the young Queen's portrait on the Penny Black.
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