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	Two pence blue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Two Penny Blue was the world’s second official postage stamp.
		It was intended that the 2d blue was to be issued at the same time as the 1d fl, however there is doubt about this - the earliest post mark seen on one of these was the 8th of May 1840, two days later than the penny fl.
		Later when the colour of the stamps were being revised, the colours chosen were red-brown for the penny value and a new blue ink for the two pence value.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Two_pence_blue (235 words)

	Pence Biographies
		PENCE was born on a farm in Henry county, this state, October 2, 1859, and is a son of Levi and Susanna (McMullen) Pence, the latter of whom was born in Wayne county, Indiana, a member of one of the old families of that county.
		Pence is one of the oldest settlers of the county, and a staunch Democrat.
		Pence is the, son of Christian and Frances (Fisher) Pence, the father born in 1805, and the mother in 1810, both natives of Virginia.
	www.pipeline.com /~richardpence/biopence.htm (8955 words)

	The Postal Corporation of Jamaica Ltd.
		Martin established two Post Offices, one in St. Jago De La Vega (Spanish Town) and the other at the Port of Passage Fort (once located at the mouth of the Rio Cobre in St. Catherine).
		The packet service method was revived briefly during the late 1700s with the postal service operating ten packet boats (man-of-wars) on two West Indian routes with Kingston serving as one of the main naval bases for the West Indian fleet.
		The Postmaster General of Jamaica is assisted by two deputies, a senior management team, a team of 11 regional managers and close to 2,800 employees.
	www.jamaicapost.gov.jm /who_we_are/historyofstamp.htm (1420 words)

	Stamps and Stamp Collecting - Search View - MSN Encarta
		A companion two-pence blue Victoria portrait stamp was placed on sale a few days later, and both denominations became so popular that many people bought them not only for postal use but for their design and value as souvenirs.
		The United States depicted George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, two deceased statesmen, on its first stamps.
		Nonportrait designs became popular by the end of the 19th century, and stamps created to commemorate important events began to be issued.
	ca.encarta.msn.com /text_761556966__1/Stamps_and_Stamp_Collecting.html (1608 words)

	British Stamps -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The paper used for the six pence value was watermarked with the letters V R which were arranged so that it appeared complette on each impression.
		Two postage stamps were issued to commemorate the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 - a halfpenny red and a three halfpenny brown.
		The stamps were printed in sheets of 120 which consisted of two panes of 60 (10 rows of 6).
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-stamps.html (1225 words)

	Rare & Valuable Error Twopences
		In 1971, the decimal twopence or two pence became legal tender, although it had been available for some time before as part of a five coin familiarisation pack issued in a blue wallet.
		At first, all the new decimal coins carried the inscription "xxx new pence" or "new penny", to distinguish the new decimal pennies from the old pre-decimal pennies.
		Interestingly an error occurred at the Royal Mint in 1983, as a small number of twopences was issued with the inscription "new pence" instead of "two pence".
	www.24carat.co.uk /1983errortwopencestory.html (1027 words)

	Cassini-Huygens: Multimedia-Images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The thin, bluish haze along Titan's limb is caused when sunlight is scattered by haze particles roughly the same size as the wavelength of blue light, or around 400 nanometers.
		Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view.
		The images were obtained on Feb. 5, 2006, using the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera at a distance of 4.1 million kilometers (2.5 million miles) from Enceladus and 5.3 million kilometers (3.3 miles) from Titan.
	saturn.jpl.nasa.gov /multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=2172 (326 words)

	Mauritius Museums Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		By issuing two postage stamps on 21 September 1847, Mauritius became the first British colony and the fifth country in the world to issue stamps.
		500 orange-red One Penny and 500 deep blue Two Pence denominations were engraved and printed in Port Louis by Joseph Osmond Barnard.
		All the locally printed classics are of One Penny and Two Pence denominations.
	www.mauritiusmuseums.org /article.php?id=3 (514 words)

	PenceBlog: Two Days In Iraq - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence : 6th District Of Indiana
		The Minister of Interior, a studious, bearded man, said the greatest challenge he faced was “changing the culture of authoritarianism” that followed the repressive history of Iraq.
		Mike Pence only has the privilege of serving leaders...and one of them is named Sgt. James Davis.
		I believe that because I have looked into the eyes of the men and women fighting this war at every level and their faith and courage has never and will never be defeated.
	penceblog.rcsinteractive.com /2005/09/two-days-in-iraq.html (2226 words)

	Shreves Philatelic Galleries, Inc. Sale - 57 Page 13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM #22, 1881 "Two Pence Half-Penny" surcharge on Rose lake, wmk.
		S.G. #24, 24a, 1881 "Two Pence Half-Penny." surcharge on Rose lake, wmk.
		Closing..Jun-27, 01:00 PM #25, 1881 "Two Pence Half-Penny." surcharge on Claret, wmk.
	www.stampauctionnetwork.com /F/f5713.cfm (828 words)

	Great Britain: Line Engraved Victoria Made Easy by Wm F Blank
		In February 1855 and new master die was produced by retouching the original master die to provide roller dies for laying down the printing plates.
		The two penny blue, line engraved stamps with stars in the upper corners present many fewer complexities compared to the penny reds.
		All of these used the original master die, die I. Plates 1 and 2 were imperforate and is essentially identical to the penny fl except for the word 'TWO' and the color.
	www.kernunnos.com /Philately/GBQVLE.html (1698 words)

	About Mauritius Island - L'Île Maurice
		When working at the engraving of the stamps he suddenly realized that he had forgotten what was to be printed on them, so he went to the post office to get information.
		O f this print only 26 pieces survived, 12 of One Penny cancelled and 2 mint, and 6 of Two Pence cancelled and 6 mint.
		Two bird species closely related to the dodo also became extinct: the Reunion solitaire by 1746, and the Rodrigues solitaire by 1790.
	www.oldmaps.mu /WhereIs.htm (1105 words)

	Australasian New Hebrides Co. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Unfortunately, this service proved to be unprofitable and the company closed down in 1899, when it entered into a contract with the Australian Post Office.
		To pay the additional fee that this service incurred, two stamps were created.
		A one pence fl and lilac rose and a two pence blue and red-brown paid the rates.
	www.cinderellas.info /columns/AustralasiaNH (268 words)

	"Cyclopedia of Factoids - The Letter S", an article at Holistic Junction
		Soon, the two countries were engaged in a full-blown war, known ever since as the Soccer War.
		If the person died in battle, the two front legs of the horse must be extended in the air.
		The "winter blues" are supposed to cause suicidal ideation.
	www.holisticjunction.com /articles/2808.html (2738 words)

	The Mauritius "Post Office" Stamps
		The estimated value of these stamps are around 1 million Pounds Sterling, and will therefore hardly find their way into an ordinary stamp collection, but at least we can enjoy the sight of them.
		An unused 2 pence was purchased by the prince of Wales (who later became King George V) in 1904; it is now in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.
		Another unused 2 pence was sold at a Hamburg auction in 1972 for approximately $60,000.
	www.stampsmauritius.com /PostOfficeStamp.htm (698 words)

	Stamps World Exhibition London 90
		The greatest and most beautiful of all philatelic exhibitions I have seen so far was the STAMPS WORLD LONDON 90, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the first stamp in the world, known under the name "Penny Black" and "Two Pence Blue" (reproduced in the corners of this page).
		On this last row are shown two extracts from my copy of the "Official Passport", a very nice and original idea indeed.
		The passport needed a full "working" day, in order to be completed with the stamps and cancels of all present postal administrations (thanks again to my wife Michaela for this achievement).
	www.artonstamps.org /London90.htm (475 words)

	The Vanguard, May
		Two days after the airmail stamps first appeared (1918), The U.S. Post Office and the U.S. Army began regularly scheduled airmail service between Washington and New York through Philadelphia.
		We were very inventive back then with half-cent and two-cent coins (both copper), two types of three-cent coins, along with the traditional penny coin (several different designs and sizes).
		By the late 7th century BC, two other Phocæan sites, St.-Blaise and La Couronne, were occupied near the mouth of the Rhône, evidenced by coins minted at Massalia, and Greek pottery from Rhodos, Ionia, Athens and Corinth (as well as Etruscan ware).
	www.hightowertrail.com /VanguardMay05.htm (14474 words)

	Jamaica Gleaner : Pieces of the Past: The Stamp Of History, The Jamaican Postal Service
		Martin established two one in St. Jago de la Vega) present day Spanish Town) and one at the port of Passage Fort (once located at the mouth of the Rio Cobre in St. Catherine).
		In 1858 Jamaica was given control of her own postal service the issuing of her own stamps was soon to follow.
		General of Jamaica is assisted by two deputies, a senior management team, a team of 11 regional managers and close to 2,800 employees.
	www.jamaica-gleaner.com /pages/history/story0062.htm (2046 words)

	Ian Kimmerly Stamps \| Weekly Feature #198
		The one penny fl and two pence blue were available in letter-sheets and envelopes and the General Post Office (GPO) believed they would catch on with the public more readily than the stamps.
		This Two Penny Blue Mulready is unused and in relatively good shape.
		Authentic Two Penny Mulreadys are distinguished, in part, by the stereo number on the reverse.
	www.iankimmerly.com /features/wf198.html (580 words)

	AskPhil -- Stamp Collecting starts here. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The world famous first stamps to be issued in Mauritius in1847, bear the inscription "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid," a "mistake" corrected by the engraver Barnard in the very next issue.
		The One Penny orange-red unused stamp here presented is one of only two known, and the Two Pence blue is one of the four existing stamps.
		This is the most renowned set of stamps in the world.
	www.askphil.org /Monaco/Mon033.htm (69 words)

	Great Britain Two Pence Blue
		The Two Penny Blues of Great Britain are another interesting source of re-entries.
		While the number of re-entries on this value pales in comparison to the One Penny, there are some lovely re-entries to be found.
		Note the doubling of the bottom frameline, visible in the LNB and bottom of TWO PENCE.
	www.re-entries.com /great_britain_2d.html (132 words)

	Alphabetilately: M is for Mulready Envelope
		The Mulready (Artist/Designer, William Mulready; Engraver, John Thompson; Printers, William Clowes & Sons) was issued in two denominations, One Penny (fl ink on cream paper) and Two Pence (blue ink on cream paper), in two different colors to distinguish the denominations, and in two different formats - unfolded envelopes and unfolded letter sheets.
		Envelopes were still a novelty at the time, as the prior postal rates had been based not on weight but on the number of sheets of paper, and an envelope counted as one sheet, doubling the rate.
		I suspect this text was a significant part of the reason for the reaction to the Mulreadys - people resented the implication that they needed everything spelled out; but I am glad from this perspective of time to have all these interesting details set down.
	alphabetilately.com /M.html (1176 words)

	FT.com / Your money / Your investments - Collectables: Stamp of approval (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		It includes some highly sought-after items, including as a block of four 1840 2d (two old pence) blue plate stamps, estimated at £45,000 to £50,000 and the 1880s 2s (10p) brown in a unique pane of 20, estimated to sell at £200,000 to £250,000.
		Five stamps have risen in price by 100 per cent or more since 1999, most notably an unused 1882 £1 brown-lilac which went from a 1999 value of £32,000 to £65,0000 in 2004.
		More modestly, an 1840 unused 2d Blue, worth £6,000 in 1999, is now worth £10,000.
	www.ft.com /cms/s/d96fde02-12ed-11d9-b869-00000e2511c8.html (606 words)

	Blue Letter Bible - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
		We apologize, but the page layout is not visible because you are using an older browser.
		Luk 10:35 — And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
		And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vineyard.
	www.blueletterbible.org /tsk_b/Luk/10/35.html (153 words)

	somestamps Archives
		Here are two specimens of the first stamp, issued in 1840 by England (now U.K.).
		The penny fl, along with the two pence blue stamp, was issued May 8, 1840, although there is an instance of postal use on May 6.
		The use of stamps became such an important innovation for England that, within 20 years, most countries had adopted the use of stamps (for example: Brazil in 1843, the United States in 1847, France in 1849, Spain in 1850).
	www.somestamps.com /pages-archives/archive-200603.htm (329 words)

	Blue Circle warns, shares plunge - Oct. 28, 1999
		LONDON (CNNfn) - Shares in British building materials group Blue Circle Industries cracked under heavy selling pressure Thursday after the company issued a surprise profit warning.
		Blue Circle stock had climbed sharply in recent days amid speculation that it may bid for rival materials group Tarmac.
		Blue Circle (BCI) shares plunged 21 percent after the announcement to reach a 1999 low of 270 pence.
	money.cnn.com /1999/10/28/europe/blue_circle (277 words)

	Cyclopedia of Factoids - The Letter S
		Overcrowding, minimal and monotonous diet (two meals per day and a pint of water), poor hygiene, epidemics, and lack of physical activity decimated, on each and every 1-2 months long trip, a whopping one seventh to one fourth of the "cargo" and one sixth to one half of the crew.
		Still, slaves constituted more than half the population in some southern states (South Carolina, Mississippi) and two fifths of the total southern populace (compared to an average of 5% in the north and 10% in New-York).
		But this was merely the latest manifestation of constant friction between the two neighbouring polities.
	samvak.tripod.com /factoids.html (3947 words)

	British Twopence or Two Pence
		A further order for the same quantities was received the next year.
		These were also the first copper penny and twopence to be issued.
		Cartwheel twopences remain the largest and heaviest British coins ever issued, unless we include the emergency money issued locally under Charles I, which included silver half-pounds, weighing almost two ounces, and silver pounds weighing almost four ounces.
	www.24carat.co.uk /twopencestory.html (1159 words)

	eBay - two pence blue, UK Great Britain, Stamps items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		TWO PENCE BLUE - PAIR - BLUE POSTMARK
		TWO PENCE BLUE STARS - STRIP OF THREE
		Great Britain - 1869 Two Pence Blue QV Used X 4
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=two+pence+blue&newu=1&... (359 words)

	Sir Rowland Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The club is located in the village of Sonning, on the outskirts of Reading in the county of Berkshire.
		On 16th September 1839, as a result of his lobbying of parliamentary progressives and a bill passing through the two houses, Rowland was given a temporary position at the Treasury to supervise the introduction of his reforms.
		Anna Stone, the Group Archivist for Aviva plc has discovered that Rowland Hill was an auditor for the 'Protestant Dissenters'* and General Life and Fire Assurance company from 1838 until 1839/1840 when their deed of settlement was written.
	members.tripod.com /~midgley/rowlandhill.html (2967 words)

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