Penny Black

English edit

Victoria on the Penny Black, the first official stamp

Etymology edit

From its colour and face value.

Noun edit

Penny Black (plural Penny Blacks)

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

Further reading edit

Penny Black on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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