The One Penny Black cost one penny. Anyone could go to the post office and buy a stamp.
It was black and it cost One Penny, that is why it is called the Penny Black.
perforations
Penny Black - film - was created in 2013.
To Every Man a Penny was created in 1949.
100 penny makes a dollar. Every penny counts, my friend!
King Offa of Mercia was responsible for introducing the Penny in about 785 AD. This first British Penny was probably modelled on the equivalent Roman coin, the "denarius" from which it took the symbol "d" in the predecimal currency.
The Penny Black was invented in the year 1840 in memory of QUEEN VICTORIA
A Canada two-penny black is an old, Canadian postage stamp.
= = = = J. C. Penny stands for James Cash Penny. He was a white man. You could read more about him on Wikipedia.
In the 1800's you could buy a loaf of bread for a penny. A penny could also buy a small amount of tobacco in the 1800's.
The One Penny Black.
$1.53