| 1. | The infantry regiments wore coats of Venetian red with white facings.
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| 2. | Historically, Venetian red was a red earth color often used in Italian Renaissance paintings.
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| 3. | The Venetian Red had a short run, and was replaced by the Penny Lilac in July 1881.
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| 4. | The first recorded use of " Venetian red " as a color name in English was in 1753.
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| 5. | Its predecessors ( the Penny Black, the Penny Red and the Penny Venetian Red ) all had rectangular designs.
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| 6. | The exterior of the building included brown and cream tiles with Venetian red bricks cut through with cream bands.
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| 7. | Red was chosen because uniforms were purchased competitively from the lowest bidder, and Venetian red was the least expensive dye.
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| 8. | Like its predecessors, the Venetian Red sported individual letters in each of its corners to identify its position on the plate.
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| 9. | Close to 1.5 million Venetian Reds were printed during the stamp's run; the printing plates used allowed for 240 stamps each.
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| 10. | The new low values were also surface-printed : first was a penny stamp coloured Venetian red in a square frame, issued in 1880.
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