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∙ 12y agoThe advent of the adhesive postage stamp officially began on May 6, 1840 with the release of the famous Penny Black.
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∙ 13y agoThe first stamp in Great Britain was the Penny Black, officially issued on 6 May 1840
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∙ 12y agoThe one penny black was introduced in May 1840.
No, they did not exist then. Great Britain introduced the first postage stamps in 1840.
The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
Stamps did not exist in that year. They were introduced in 1840 in Great Britain.
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A Penny Black was a postage stamp. It first was issued in Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
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Great Britain issued the first postage stamp in 1840.
Introduced into Britain by Sir Frances Drake in 1580
The first postage stamp is called the Penny Black. It was issued by Great Britain.
The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
Great Britain. That is in respect to their having invented the postage stamp. But they do have to display a picture of the Sovereign.