The first postage stamp in Paris was distibuted in the year 1849 with the image of the goddess Cerès. The heading was "Repub Franc".
The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain. It pictured the head of Queen Victoria. Since that time, the head of the current King or Queen of Great Britain has appeared on every stamp.
The first US postage stamps ever issued was in 1847 and were - 5 cent brown featuring B Franklin 10 cent black featuring G Washington Both of these stamps served as the standard postage until 1851 when new values with mostly the same faces were introduced.
The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840. {| |- | It was referred to as the One Penny Black. It was issued in 1840 and depicted Queen Victoria. |}
In 1939 the US Issued a stamp picturing kids playing baseball on a sandlot. Thirty years later a batter was pictured on a stamp honoring professional baseball. In 1982, Jackie Robinson was pictured and named on a postage stamp.
Yes, there is a postage stamp dedicated to Rosa Parks. The United States Postal Service issued a stamp in her honor in 2013 as part of the Civil Rights Pioneers commemorative stamp series. The stamp features a portrait of Rosa Parks with the words "USA First-Class Forever" and "Rosa Parks" written below her image.
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AnswerThe first French postage stamps were issued in 1853.
Great Britain issued the first postage stamp in 1840.
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.
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George Washington appears on the 2nd postage stamp issued in the US in 1847. Ben Franklin was on the first.
US states do not issue postage stamps. The US post office issued their first Christmas stamp in 1962. Canada issued the first stamp referred to as a Christmas Stamp. It was the map issue of 1898 and said XMAS 1898 on the stamp.
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The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
This depends on the country Great Britain issued the first stamp and it featured Queen Victoria. The first US Stamp featured George Washington.
The first postage stamp of india was the "SCINDE DAWK STAMP" introduced by Sir Bartle Frere on 1 July 1852.