Many of these examples come from the backs of cards in my St Albans collection and I hope to fill in the gaps (or find better examples), from the rest of my collection which covers the whole of Hertfordshire.
| Stamps often found on Post Cards | Notes and first issue date |
| To 3 June 1918 - Postage ½d - Overseas 1d | |
| Queen Victoria (1837-1901) | |
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1d Lilac Issued 12 December 1881 (used on overseas cards) |
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½d Vermillion Issued 1 January 1887 |
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½d Blue Green Issued 17 April 1900 |
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King Edward VII (1901-1910) |
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½d Blue-green Issued 1 January 1902 |
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1d Red Issued 1 January 1902 (used on overseas cards) |
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½d Yellow-green Issued 26 November 1904 |
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King George V (1910-1936) |
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½d Green Issued 22 June 1911 |
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½d Green Issued 1 January 1912 |
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½d Green Issued 1 January 1913 |
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3 June 1918 - 13 June 1921 - Postage 1d |
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Issued October 1912 1d Red (Used earlier for overseas - and also later when the postage was reduced back to 1d,) |
| 13 June 1921 - 24 May 1922 - Postage 1½d | |
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1½d Brown Issued October 1912 |
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24 May 1922 - 1 May 1940 - Postage 1d |
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Issued October 1912 1d Red (Default stamp reverts to earlier issue when price drops.) |
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British Empire Exhibition 1924 Issued 23 April 1924 |
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British Empire Exhibition 1925 Issued 9 May 1925 |
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Ninth U.P.U. Congress Red Issued 10 May 1929 |
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1d Scarlet Issued 24 September 1934 |
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Silver Jubilee 1d Scarlet Issued 5 May 1935 |
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Edward VIII (1936) |
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1d Scarlet Issued 1 September 1936
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George VI (1936-1952) |
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1d Red Issued 10 May 1937 |
| From 1 May 1940 - Postage 2d - or higher | |
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[1941-1950] - two shades?] |
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[1953] |
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Elizabeth II (1952- ) |
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[1955] |
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[1969] |
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The United Kingdom currency goes decimal - 1971 |
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[1973] |
If you can add to the information given above tell me.
Page updated May 2015
