Jubilee Issue

[1] They continued in use throughout the remainder of Victoria's reign, and many of the designs were reused in the stamps of Edward VII.

The variety of colours and designs was partly in response to the much-disliked "Lilac and Green" issues of 1883-1884.

After several meetings, and considering a number of essays by De La Rue (many of which survive in the marketplace), they produced a report recommending the use of surface printing, two colours in fugitive inks, coloured paper, and the dropping of the corner letters that had distinguished stamps on the sheet.

[4] The stamps continued in use largely unchanged, though specialists identify shade variations, to the end of the century.

[5] Because of the lengthy period of use, the lower values of the issue are still quite common today and used copies are worth only a few pennies.