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arms black impression Black ink black on coloured Black on green Black on white black on yellow black printing blue paper Brownish buff candareen Carmine centavos centesimi centimes cents circular frame City Dispatch City Express Post City Post coloured paper dark blue dark green Deep pink Despatch diadem double-headed eagle embossed ENVELOPES Express Post figure denoting value figure of value figures in corners frame inscribed grey groschen inscribed Correos ISSUE OF 1866.-Rectangular kreuzer light and dark Light brown Light green Lilac Mauve oblong octagon Orange ornamental oval band oval frame Pale brown Penny Post piastre Portrait of Queen Post Office post-horn POSTAGE STAMPS printing on coloured Profile of King Profile of Queen Queen to left Queen Victoria Rectangular Rose Scarlet shield silbergroschen Similar to last Square superseded tinted paper value at bottom value in words various shades Vermilion Victoria to left Violet white paper yellow paper