In the United States it is US Scott Number 873. It was a ten cent value that was part of the Famous Americans Series. Booker T. Washington was the first black American to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp issue. His boyhood home was later pictured on a stamp as well.
The first African-American woman honored on her own stamp was Harriet Tubman in 1978. Some of the letter-sorters shown on a 1973 stamp appear to black women.
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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.
Up to 1oz first class postage letter is 98 cents.
the world's first stamp, the Penny Black, was put on sale on 1 May, to be valid as of 6 May 1840
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
Mr Courgette Washington of Cucumbersville.
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who was the first african american to behonored on a us postage camp
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In the US I believe it is Scott Number 2137 issued in 1985. It pictured Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator.
The first slaves came through such hardship that they should be honored.
Harriet Tubman
The first African-American woman honored on her own stamp was Harriet Tubman in 1978. Some of the letter-sorters shown on a 1973 stamp appear to black women.
The penny black was the worlds first postage stamp in 1840.
Penny Black
Black