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Q: What was the name of Britain's first stamp- which sold for one penny?
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What was the world's first stamp? Before the creation of postage stamps letter were delivered and the receiver had to pay the postage dependent on distance and the number of papers in the letter. This posed a problem that many letters were not accepted and thus not paid. In 1837 Britain's Postmaster General, Sir Rowland Hill, proposed a pre-paid delivery system and the proof of payment was a stamp. Sir Rowland Hill's system was eventually accepted and on May 06 1840 the world's first stamp went on sale, the Penny Black. In all close to 70 million of these stamps were issued and one can be bought for about $100.00 USD. Go to this site to see a picture of it: * http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/first130.html What was the world's first stamp? Before the creation of postage stamps letter were delivered and the receiver had to pay the postage dependent on distance and the number of papers in the letter. This posed a problem that many letters were not accepted and thus not paid. In 1837 Britain's Postmaster General, Sir Rowland Hill, proposed a pre-paid delivery system and the proof of payment was a stamp. Sir Rowland Hill's system was eventually accepted and on May 06 1840 the world's first stamp went on sale, the Penny Black. In all close to 70 million of these stamps were issued and one can be bought for about $100.00 USD. Go to this site to see a picture of it: * http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/first130.html


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