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Who appeared on Englandās first one-penny and two-penny postage stamps?
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Englandās first one-penny and two-penny postage stamps, issued in 1840, both featured a profile of Queen Victoria. The one-penny stamp was printed in black, while the two-penny stamp was printed in blue.1