The Penny Black, which introduced a flat rate, was used starting May 6, 1840. Before that, the recipient paid the postage cost. The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is going up for ...
An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at a Sotheby’s auction in December. Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first ...
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