Penny Black

English

Victoria on the One Penny Black, the first official stamp

Etymology

From its colour and face value.

Noun

Penny Black (plural Penny Blacks)

  1. (philately) The world's first official postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of postal reforms.

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Last modified on 27 October 2009, at 22:02