Stamp Collector

In the eye of the beholder

Many hold strong, and often differing, views on stamp design. Some dismiss modern and multi-coloured stamps, opting instead for the older, often single-colour and preferably recess-printed, offerings. However, did the age of single-colour symbolic designs produce truly ‘classic’ stamps?

While the majority of the stamps of Queen Victoria are single-colour, only a few were recess-printed, the majority

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