1 840 on may1day, British post issued the world's first stamp, the "black penny" stamp, with a face value of1p. ? The stamp pattern is the left relief image of Queen Victoria when she acceded to the throne at the age of eighteen. It was carved and printed by Frederick Heath and printed by Perkins. Perkins Bacon Company uses crown watermark to print black on paper, commonly known as "black penny stamp". This kind of black penny stamp has the words "postage" on it and "penny" (1p) printed on the bottom. English letters are printed on the left and right corners of the stamp, representing the position of each black penny stamp in the whole stamp. The words "each stamp 1p, each row of stamps 12, 1 shilling, whole stamp 1 pound" are printed on the margin of the blank page of the whole stamp. Please stick the stamp on the upper right corner of the envelope.
This world's first stamp was officially put into use on May 6th, 1840. This stamp has no teeth.
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