GB Queen Victoria   »  Lilacs and Greens

1883 and 1884 saw experimentation with stamps using fugitive inks with the 'Lilac and Green Issue'. These were rather plain designs, low values in lilac and high values in green, because those were the only colours available.

They succeeded in their purpose - relatively few of the stamps survived usage, their colours fading away when soaked from the envelope . These were, apparently, not liked by the public