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M ELEY · 21st January 2014, 05:53 PM

The 'VR' stands for, I assume, Victoria Regina, the rein of Queen Victoria. I think it ended around 1901. Didn't have time to look it up. The 1901 could be a re-issuance date? Not my area, just a guess and now let's open the floor to the experts-

21st January 2014, 05:53 PM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	The 'VR' stands for, I assume, Victoria Regina, the rein of Queen Victoria. I think it ended around 1901. Didn't have time to look it up. The 1901 could be a re-issuance date? Not my area, just a guess and now let's open the floor to the experts-