Watermark Abbreviations
SC	-	Small Crown
LC	-	Large Crown
HP	-	Script Half penny extending over three stamps
VR	-	Letters VR
SG	-	Small Garter
G	-	Medium Garter
LG	-	Large Garter
E	-	Emblems two roses a thistle and a shamrock
SR	-	Spray of Rose
MC	-	Maltese cross
LA	-	Large Anchor
SA	-	Small anchor
O	-	Orb
IC	-	Imperial Crown

Category	Cat No	Sub-Id	Colour/Shade	Paper	Perf	Wmk	Other	Date	Denom	Colour	Description	No.. Issued
Queen Victoria 20th June 1837 - 22 January 1901
Line engraved issues #1 - #53
Letters in lower corners only - Plate numbers not in design
	1		Intense		I	SC		1840-05-06	1d	Black	QV letters in lower corners	68158080 (for #1 - #3)
	2				I	SC		1840-05-06	1d	Black	QV letters in lower corners
	3		Grey		I	SC		1840-05-06	1d	Black	QV letters in lower corners - Printed on worn plate
	4		Deep Full		I	SC		1840-05-08	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	6462960 (for #4 - #6)
	5				I	SC		1840-05-08	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners
	6		Pale		I	SC		1840-05-08	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners
Paper more or less blued #7 - #35 ex#16
	7				I	SC		1841-02-10	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners - Printed from black plates 1b 2 5 8 9 10 11	4560000
	8				I	SC		1841-02-25	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners	2468000000 (for #8 - #12)
	9		Pale		I	SC		1841-02-25	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners - Printed on worn plate
	10		Deep		I	SC		1841-02-25	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	11				I	SC		1841-02-25	1d	Lake-red	QV letters in lower corners
	12				I	SC		1841-02-25	1d	Orange-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	13		Pale		I	SC		1841-03-13	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners - #4 with white lines added above TWO PENCE and below POSTAGE	87960000 (for #13 - #15)
	14				I	SC		1841-03-13	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners - #4 with white lines added above TWO PENCE and below POSTAGE
	15		Deep full		I	SC		1841-03-13	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners - #4 with white lines added above TWO PENCE and below POSTAGE
	16			Silk threaded	I	SC		1841-04-01	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners - Trial printing on Dickinson silk threaded paper	1920
	17				16	SC		1854-02-01	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners	5116000000 (for #17-18 20-22 24-26 29-33 36-42)
	18				16	SC			1d	Yellow-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	19		Deep		16	SC		1854-03-01	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	15120000
	20		Pale		16	SC			2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners
	21				16	SC		1855-03-01	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	22				14	SC		1855-01-01	1d	Red brown	QV letters in lower corners
	23				14	SC		1855-02-22	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	3600000
	24				14	SC		1855-02-28	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	25				14	SC			1d	Orange-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	26				16	LC		1855-05-15	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	27				16	LC		1855-07-20	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	960000
	29				14	LC		1855-08-18	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	30				14	LC			1d	Brick-red	QV letters in lower corners
	31				14	LC		1856-02-01	1d	Plum	QV letters in lower corners
	32				14	LC			1d	Brown-rose	QV letters in lower corners
	33				14	LC		1857-03-01	1d	Orange-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	34				14	LC	d5	1855-07-20	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	15600000
	35				14	LC	d6	1857-07-02	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	8880000
Paper no longer blued #36 onwards
	36				16	LC		1857-12-26	1d	Rose-red	QV letters in lower corners
	36	a			16	LC		1858-01-02	2d	Blue	QV letters in lower corners	1200000
	37				14	LC		1856-11-01	1d	Red-brown	QV letters in lower corners
	38		Pale		14	LC		1857-04-09	1d	Red	QV letters in lower corners
	39		Pale		14	LC		1857-03-01	1d	Rose	QV letters in lower corners
	40				14	LC		1857-09-01	1d	Rose red	QV letters in lower corners
	41		Deep		14	LC		1857-07-01	1d	Rose red	QV letters in lower corners
	42				14	LC			1d	Rose red	QV letters engraved and not punched in lower corners
Letters in all four corners top and bottom reversed Plate number visible in design #43 - #53a
	43				14	LC		1864-04-01	1d	Rose-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 71-225 ex75 126 128	13434000000 (for #43 and #44)
	44				14	LC		1864-04-01	1d	Lake-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 71-225 ex75 126 128
	45				14	LC		1858-07-01	2d	Blue	QV letters in four corners - thick lines - Plate numbers 7 8 9 12	196824000 (for #45 - #47)
	46				14	LC		1869-07-01	2d	Blue	QV letters in four corners - thin lines - Plate numbers 13 14 15
	47		Deep		14	LC		1869-07-01	2d	Blue	QV letters in four corners - thin lines - Plate numbers 13 14 15
	48				14	HP		1870-10-01	0.5d	Rose-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 1-20 ex 2 7 16 17	1600276320 (for #48 and #49)
	49				14	HP		1870-10-01	0.5d	Rose	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 1-20 ex 2 7 16 17
	51				14	LC		1870-07-01	1.5d	Rose-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 1 (not visible) and 3	42638160 (for #51 and #52)
	52				14	LC		1870-07-01	1.5d	Lake-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate numbers 1 (not visible) and 3
	53				14	LC		1870-07-01	1.5d	Rose-red	QV letters in four corners - Plate number 1 error of lettering OP-PC	66134
	53	a	Rosy Mauve	Blued	14	LC		1860-01-01	1.5d	Rosy Mauve	QV letters in four corners - Prepared for use but not issued	9120
Embossed Issues #54 - #61
	54		Pale	Dickinson	I			1847-09-11	1s	Green	QV embossed octagonal frame - Dies 1 and 2	5655420 (#54-#56)
	55			Dickinson	I			1847-09-11	1s	Green	QV embossed octagonal frame - Dies 1 and 2
	56		Deep	Dickinson	I			1847-09-11	1s	Green	QV embossed octagonal frame - Dies 1 and 2
	57			Dickinson	I			1848-11-06	10d	Brown	QV embossed octagonal frame - Dies 1 - 5	2805960
	58				I	VR		1854-03-01	6d	Mauve	QV embossed octagonal frame	3718280 (#58-#61)
	59		Dull		I	VR		1854-03-01	6d	Lilac	QV embossed octagonal frame
	60				I	VR		1854-03-01	6d	Purple	QV embossed octagonal frame
	61				I	VR		1854-03-01	6d	Violet	QV embossed octagonal frame
Surface Printed Issues #62 - #214
No corner letters #62 - #73
	62			Glazed / Deeply Blued	14	SG		1855-07-31	4d	Carmine	QV - no letters	2770800
	63			Thick / Blued / Glazed	14	MG		1856-02-25	4d	Carmine	QV - no letters	1320000
	64		Pale	White / thin	14	MG		1856-09-01	4d	Carmine	QV - no letters	480000
	65			White	14	MG		1856-11-01	4d	Rose	QV - no letters - specially prepared ink	1800000
	66			White	14	LG		1857-01-01	4d	Rose-carmine	QV - no letters	28776960
	69		Deep		14	E		1856-10-21	6d	Lilac	QV - no letters	32040000 (#69 - #70)
	70		Pale		14	E		1856-10-21	6d	Lilac	QV - no letters
	71		Deep		14	E		1856-11-01	1s	Green	QV - no letters	12120000 (#71 - #73)
	72				14	E		1856-11-01	1s	Green	QV - no letters
	73		Pale		14	E		1856-11-01	1s	Green	QV - no letters
Small uncoloured corner letters #75 - #91
	75		Deep		14	E	d2	1862-05-01	3d	Carmine-rose	QV - small uncoloured letters	5173200 ( #75 - #77)
	76		Bright		14	E	d2	1862-05-01	3d	Carmine-rose	QV - small uncoloured letters
	77		Pale		14	E	d2	1862-05-01	3d	Carmine-rose	QV - small uncoloured letters
	78				14	E	d3	1862-08-01	3d	Rose	QV - small uncoloured letters - with white dots	1200
	79		Bright		14	LG	d3	1862-01-15	4d	Red	QV - small uncoloured letters	13800000 (#79 - #80)
	80		Pale		14	LG	d3	1862-01-15	4d	Red	QV - small uncoloured letters
	81		Bright		14	LG	d4	1863-10-16	4d	Red	QV - small uncoloured letters - hairlines in corners	16200000 (#81 - #82)
	82		Red		14	LG	d4	1863-10-16	4d	Red	QV - small uncoloured letters - hairlines in corners
	83		Deep		14	E	d3	1863-12-01	6d	Lilac	QV - small uncoloured letters	11040000 (#83 - #84)
	84				14	E	d3	1863-12-01	6d	Lilac	QV - small uncoloured letters
	85				14	E	d4	1864-04-20	6d	Lilac	QV - small uncoloured letters - hairlines in corners	4320000
	86				14	E	d2	1862-01-15	9d	Bistre	QV - small uncoloured letters	1572000 (#86 - #87)
	87				14	E	d2	1862-01-15	9d	Straw	QV - small uncoloured letters
	88				14	E	d3	1862-05-01	9d	Bistre	QV - small uncoloured letters - hairlines in corners	1200
	89		Deep		14	E	d1	1862-12-01	1s	Green	QV - small uncoloured letters - plate 2 on stamp	6240000 (#89 - #90)
	90				14	E	d1	1862-12-01	1s	Green	QV - small uncoloured letters - plate 2 on stamp
	91		Deep		14	E	d2	1862-12-01	1s	Green	QV - small uncoloured letters - hairlines in corners - plate 3 on stamp	1200
Large uncoloured corner letters #92 - #137
	92				14	E	d4	1865-03-01	3d	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	10198000
	93		Dull		14	LG	d7-d14	1865-07-05	4d	Vermillion	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	81362880 (#93 - #95)
	94				14	LG	d7-d14	1865-07-05	4d	Vermillion	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	95		Deep		14	LG	d7-d14	1865-07-05	4d	Vermillion	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	96		Deep		14	E	d5-d6	1865-03-07	6d	Lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	1760000 (#96 - #97)
	97				14	E	d5-d6	1865-03-07	6d	Lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	98				14	E	d4	1865-10-30	9d	Straw	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	721200
	99				14	E	d1	1867-11-11	10d	Red-brown	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	480 (10 copies known 7 used in Constaninople)
	101				14	E	d4	1865-02-01	1s	Green	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	9362640
	102		Deep		14	SR	d4-d10	1867-07-12	3d	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	77280000 (#102 - #103)
	103				14	SR	d4-d10	1867-07-12	3d	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	104				14	SR	d6	1867-06-21	6d	Lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - with hyphen six-pence	14400000 (#104 - #107)
	105		Deep		14	SR	d6	1867-06-21	6d	Lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - with hyphen six-pence
	106				14	SR	d6	1867-06-21	6d	Purple	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - with hyphen six-pence
	107		Bright		14	SR	d6	1867-06-21	6d	Violet	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - with hyphen six-pence
	108		Dull		14	SR	d8 - d10	1869-03-18	6d	Violet	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - without hyphen six pence	27841200 (#108 - #109)
	109				14	SR	d8 - d10	1869-03-18	6d	Mauve	QV - large uncoloured corner letters - without hyphen six pence
	110				14	SR	d4	1867-10-03	9d	Straw	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	5315520 (#110 - #111)
	111		Pale		14	SR	d4	1867-10-03	9d	Straw	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	112				14	SR	d1-d2	1867-07-01	10d	Red-brown	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	3165540 (#112 - #114)
	113		Pale		14	SR	d1-d2	1867-07-01	10d	Red-brown	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	114		Deep		14	SR	d1-d2	1867-07-01	10d	Red-brown	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	115		Deep		14	SR	d4-d7	1867-07-11	1s	Green	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	48598800 (#115 - #117)
	117				14	SR	d4-d7	1867-07-11	1s	Green	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	118		Pale		14	SR	d1 d3	1867-07-01	2s	Blue	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	6722400 (#118 - 120)
	119		Dull		14	SR	d1 d3	1867-07-01	2s	Blue	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	120		Deep		14	SR	d1 d3	1867-07-01	2s	Blue	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	121				14	SR	d1	1880-02-27	2s	Brown	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	77620
	122		Deep		14	SR	d11-d12	1872-04-12	6d	Chestnut	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	4801200 (#122-#123)
	123				14	SR	d11-d12	1872-05-23	6d	Chestnut	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	124		Pale		14	SR	d11-d12	1872-10-25	6d	Buff	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	4800000
	125				14	SR	d12	1873-04-24	6d	Grey	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	7198800
	126				15.5x15	MC	d1-d2	1867-07-01	5s	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	5480800 (#126 - #127)
	127		Pale		15.5x15	MC	d1-d2	1867-07-01	5s	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	128		Greenish		15.5x15	MC	d1	1878-09-26	10s	Grey	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	242000
	129				15.5x15	MC	d1	1878-09-26	1	Brown-lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	242000
	130			Blued	14	LA	d4	1882-11-25	5s	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	537374 (#130 & #134)
	131			Blued	14	LA	d1	1883-02-01	10s	Grey-green	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	224000 (#131 & #135)
	132			Blued	14	LA	d1	1882-12-01	1	Brown-lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	112000 (#132 & #136)
	133			Blued	14	LA	d1	1882-03-21	5	Orange	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	246826 (#133 & #137)
	134				14	LA	d4	1882-11-25	5s	Rose	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	135		Greenish		14	LA	d1	1883-02-01	10s	Grey	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	136				14	LA	d1	1882-12-01	1	Brown-lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
	137				14	LA	d1	1882-03-21	5	Orange	QV - large uncoloured corner letters
Large coloured corner letters in the corners #138 - #163
	138			Blued	14	SA	d1-d3	1875-07-01	2.5d	Rosy mauve	QV - large coloured corner letters	17281920 (#138 - #139)
	139			White	14	SA	d1-d3	1875-07-01	2.5d	Rosy mauve	QV - large coloured corner letters
	140			White	14	SA	d2	1875-07-01	2.5d	Rosy mauve	QV - large coloured corner letters - error of lettering LH-FL	35000
	141				14	O	d3-d17	1876-05-01	2.5d	Rosy mauve	QV - large coloured corner letters	91196080
	142				14	O	d17-d20	1880-02-05	2.5d	Blue	QV - large coloured corner letters	20720000
	143				14	SR	d11-d20	1873-07-05	3d	Rose	QV - large coloured corner letters	74400000 (#143 - #144)
	144		Pale		14	SR	d11-d20	1873-07-05	3d	Rose	QV - large coloured corner letters
	145		Pale		14	SR	d13	1873-03-15	6d	Buff	QV - large coloured corner letters	1200
	146		Deep		14	SR	d13-d17	1874-03-20	6d	Grey	QV - large coloured corner letters	37198800 (#146 - #147)
	147				14	SR	d13-d17	1874-03-20	6d	Grey	QV - large coloured corner letters
	148		Deep		14	SR	d8-d14	1873-09-01	1s	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	4801200 (#148 - #150)
	150		Pale		14	SR	d8-d14	1873-09-01	1s	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters
	151				14	SR	d13	1880-10-14	1s	Orange-brown	QV - large coloured corner letters	1200000
	152				14	LG	d15-d16	1876-03-01	4d	Vermillion	QV - large coloured corner letters	3601200
	153				14	LG	d15-d17	1877-03-12	4d	Sage-green	QV - large coloured corner letters	12000000
	154				14	LG	d17	1880-08-15	4d	Grey-brown	QV - large coloured corner letters	2350800
	156				14	LG	d1	1876-09-11	8d	Orange	QV - large coloured corner letters	4801200
	156	a			14	LG	d1	1876-07-01	8d	Purple-brown	QV - large coloured corner letters -prepared for use but not issued	A few mint copies survive
	157				14	IC	d21-d23	1881-03-23	2.5d	Blue	QV - large coloured corner letters	92640000
	158				14	IC	d20-d21	1881-01-01	3d	Rose	QV - large coloured corner letters	45900000
	159				14	IC	d21	1883-01-01	3d/3d	Carmine/Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters - second colour overprint	14400000
	160				14	IC	d17-d18	1880-21-08	4d	Grey-brown	QV - large coloured corner letters	13248000
	161				14	IC	d17-d18	1881-01-01	6d	Grey	QV - large coloured corner letters	30000000
	162				14	IC	d18	1883-01-01	6d/6d	Carmine/Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters - second colour overprint	9600000
	163				14	IC	d13-d14	1881-05-29	1s	Orange-brown	QV - large coloured corner letters	59520000
No corner letters except where stated
	164		Deep		14	IC		1880-10-14	0.5d	Green	QV - no corner letters	902520000 (#164 - #165)
	165		Pale		14	IC		1880-10-14	0.5d	Green	QV - no corner letters
	166				14	IC		1880-01-01	1d	Venetian red	QV - large coloured corner letters	1462584000
	167				14	IC		1880-10-14	1.5d	Venetian red	QV - no corner letters	49248000
	168		Pale		14	IC		1880-12-08	2d	Rose	QV - no corner letters	27396000
	169				14	IC		1881-03-15	5d	Indigo	QV - no corner letters	9804000
The penny lilac - no corner letters #170 - #174
	170				14	IC	d1	1881-07-12	1d	Lilac	QV - no corner letters - 14 dots in corners	495984000 (#170 - #171)
	171		Pale		14	IC	d1	1881-07-12	1d	Lilac	QV - no corner letters - 14 dots in corners
	172				14	IC	d2	1881-12-12	1d	Lilac	QV - no corner letters - 16 dots in corners	33600000000 (#172 - #174)
	173		Deep		14	IC	d2	1881-12-12	1d	Purple	QV - no corner letters - 16 dots in corners
	174				14	IC	d2	1881-12-12	1d	Mauve	QV - no corner letters - 16 dots in corners
1883-84 High values - large coloured letters in all four corners - #175 - #186
	175			Blued	14	LA		1883-07-02	2s6d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters	10325392 (#175 #178 - #179)
	176			Blued	14	LA		1884-04-01	5s	Rose	QV - large coloured corner letters	7520800 (#176 #180 - #181)
	177			Blued	14	LA		1884-04-01	10s	Ultramarine	QV - large coloured corner letters	1929200 (#177 #182 - #183)
	178			White	14	LA		1883-07-02	2s6d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters
	179			White	14	LA		1883-07-02	2s6d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters
	180			White	14	LA		1884-04-01	5s	Rose	QV - large coloured corner letters
	181			White	14	LA		1884-04-01	5s	Crimson	QV - large coloured corner letters
	182			White	14	LA		1884-05-01	10s	Cobalt	QV - large coloured corner letters
	183			White	14	LA		1884-04-01	10s	Ultramarine	QV - large coloured corner letters
	185				14	3IC		1884-04-01	1	Brown-lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	360160
	186				14	3O		1884-04-01	1	Brown-lilac	QV - large uncoloured corner letters	80800
1883-84 Unified Series Large coloured check letters in corners - #187 - #196
	187				14	IC		1884-04-01	0.5d	Slate-blue	QV - no corner letters	949920000
	188				14	IC		1884-04-01	1.5d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters	57240000
	189				14	sIC		1884-04-01	2d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters	27240000
	190				14	sIC		1884-04-01	2.5d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters	111960000
	191				14	IC		1884-04-01	3d	Lilac	QV - large coloured corner letters	42480000
	192		Dull		14	IC		1884-04-01	4d	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	15960000
	193		Dull		14	IC		1884-04-01	5d	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	12000000
	194		Dull		14	sIC		1884-04-01	6d	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	21240000
	195		Dull		14	sIC		1883-08-01	9d	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	6480000
	196		Dull		14	IC		1884-04-01	1s	Green	QV - large coloured corner letters	54000000
Jubilee issue - #197 - #214 - Second colour indicates colour of value tablet and frames
	197				14	IC		1887-01-01	0.5d	Vermillion	QV	13494216720
	198		Dull/Pale		14	IC		1887-01-01	1.5d	Purple/Green	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	492960000
	199				14	IC		1887-01-01	2d	Green/Scarlet	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	305488000 (#199 - #200)
	200				14	IC		1887-01-01	2d	Grey-Green/Carmine	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet
	201			Blue	14	IC		1887-01-01	2.5d	Purple	QV	469920000
	202			Yellow	14	IC		1887-01-01	3d	Purple	QV	527040000 (#202 - #204)
	203		Deep	Yellow	14	IC		1887-01-01	3d	Purple	QV
	204			Orange	14	IC		1891-01-01	3d	Purple	QV
	205				14	IC		1887-01-01	4d	Green/Purple-brown	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	222000000
	206				14	IC		1892-09-15	4.5d	Green/carmine	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	82000000
	207		Dull		14	IC		1887-01-01	5d	Purple/blue	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	142800000
	208			Rose-red	14	IC		1887-01-01	6d	Purple	QV	784800000
	209		Dull		14	IC		1887-01-01	9d	Purple/Blue	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	77920000
	210		Dull		14	IC		1890-02-24	10d	Purple/Carmine	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	33465600
	211		Dull		14	IC		1887-01-01	1s	Green	QV	138600000
	212				14	3IC		1891-01-27	1	Green	QV	701760
	213				14	IC		1900-17-04	0.5d	Blue-green	QV	2605146600
	214				14	IC		1900-11-07	1s	Green/Carmine	QV - bicolour second colour frame/tablet	27996000
End of standard QV stamps