Great Britain issued the first postage stamp in 1840.
AnswerThe first French postage stamps were issued in 1853.
The first postage stamp is called the Penny Black. It was issued by Great Britain.
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The first postage stamp was issued by Great Britain on 1 May 1840.
Great Britain, 1840
1840
George Washington appears on the 2nd postage stamp issued in the US in 1847. Ben Franklin was on the first.
It was a postage stamp issued in Great Britain on 1 May 1840, for official use from 6 May.
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.
All stamps issued by the government since 1861 are still valid for postage.