Great Britain postage stamp year 1856 One Shilling Green

Great Britain postage stamp year 1856 One Shilling Green

📬 1. Authentic GB 1 Shilling Green Stamp

• Date & type: Great Britain did issue 1 shilling green stamps in the Victorian era, notably in 1847 and into the early 1850s as part of the embossed series featuring Queen Victoria. These were high-value stamps used mostly for foreign mail (e.g., to the USA).
• Colour & design: The stamp typically appears in a pale to deeper green, octagonal design (embossed), on silk-thread paper for the earlier issues.
• Catalogue references: These are often listed in classic stamp catalogues under Stanley Gibbons (SG) numbers for Victorian issues.

📅 Was there an 1856 one-shilling green?

• No standard Great Britain postage issue from exactly 1856 is commonly listed in major references. The typical 1 s green embossed issues are from 1847–1854.
• However, commercially offered stamps (e.g., SG73) and auction listings do list a “GB 1856 1 s pale green” type — often meaning a variety or printing that continued into the mid-1850s, or a stamp catalogued by year of usage rather than strict first issue date.

📌 Key Points for Collectors

• Embossed 1 s Green (1847–54): Most classic “One Shilling Green” stamps collectors refer to are from this embossed series when discussing 19th-century GB high-value stamps.
• 1856 Dates in Listings: Some dealer/catalogue entries apply later dates to surviving stamps based on when a used example was postmarked or listed — not necessarily when it was first printed.