Two Pence Ankh

Year One:  Purple
Year Two:  Indigo
Year Three:  Green
Year Four:  Sepia

Year One:  Purple

Ripe plum Purple overall.  Central motive of Ankh-Morpork Coat of Arms.  Significant numeral in bottom centre.
  Dimensions:  20 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  July 2004
  Withdrawn:  December 2005
  Number released:  35 000 (10 000 of which were used on Waterstones covers).
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.35  SHS-AM0004-Ab; SHS-AM0004-Aw; SHS-AM0004-Am
   Sheet of 20:  £7.00 SHE-AM0003-Am

Year Two:  Indigo

Royal blue overall on white background. Central motif of Ankh-Morpork coat of arms with the twin mottos of Merus In Pectum Et In Aquam and Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra.
  Dimensions: 20 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  December 2005
  Withdrawn: April 2007
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.40  SHS-AM0035-Am
   Sheet of 20:  £8.00 SHE-AM0031-Am

Sport:  Extra berries

There are extra berries in the branch below the motto.
SHS-AM0035-Bm
Rarity:  One per sheet

Year Three:  Green

In shades of Cabbage Green. Central motif of Ankh-Morpork coat of arms with the twin mottos of Merus In Pectum Et In Aquam and Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra. Some early stamps came with gum on the front rather than back.
  Dimensions: 20 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  April 2007
  Withdrawn: January 2008
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.40  SHS-AM0084-Aw
   Sheet of 25:  £10.00 SHE-AM0067-Aw

Year Four:  Sepia

In shades of cocoa and milk chocolate. Central motif of Ankh-Morpork coat of arms with the twin mottos of Merus In Pectum Et In Aquam and Quanti Canicula Ille In Fenestra
  Dimensions: 20 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  January 2008
  Withdrawn:
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.40  SHS-AM0114-Aw
   Sheet of 25:  £10.00 SHE-AM0093-Aw

Sport:  Comma curls reversed

The comma curls to either side of the hippos are inverted.
SHS-RW0114-Bw

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