Yes the penny black was invented by the Victorians. The person who made it is unknown to me though. The penny black was the first ever postage stamp invented. It was exactly invented on the 1st of may 1840. thanks for reading my little passage about your question.
Rowland Hill invented the post stamp where as then ikt was called the penny black.
The British Penny Black stamp was was the first ever postage stamp. It was first issued on May 6, 1840.
Like the name says, it was a One Penny Black. It cost on penny at the post office. That covered delivery of one half ounce letter.
This first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain in 1840. It is called the penny black because it sold for a penny and is black in color. It pictures Queen Victoria.
The One Penny Black was created in 1840.
The Penny Black was invented in the year 1840 in memory of QUEEN VICTORIA
The first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was invented by Sir Rowland Hill, a British postal reformer.
The United Kingdom Post Office issued the 1d black on 1st May 1840. It was the first adhesive postage stamp and was invented by Rowland Hill.
Obviously there is Queen Victoria but if you are looking for inventors there are: Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone James Starley who invented the bicycle David Charles invented the Penny Black Stamp (The very first stamp)
The One Penny Black, the first postage stamp.
Penny Black
The first issued postage stamp began with Great Britain's Penny Post. On May 6, 1840, the British Penny Black stamp was released. The Penny Black was engraved the profile of Queen Victoria's head, who remained on all British stamps for the next sixty years. Rowland Hill created the first stamp.