Design of Queen Victoria's head on British postage stamps

The basic design was based on the Wyon City medal of 1837 which is based
on a sitting when princess Victoria was 15 years old.
On British postage stamps the Queen never gets older.

die1 embossed die-ii surface printed
1840 1847 1855 1857
surface printed surface printed surface-printed provisional
1868 1872 1877 1880
penny lilac five pound orange lilacs and green jubilee
1881 1882 1883 1887

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