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.
A woman was on the first stamp. The "Penny Black" is considered the first ever postage stamp. It was introduced by the British for entirely internal use in 1840. It was called the "Penny Black" because it was black and it cost one penny. The only design was Queen Victoria's head. Other denominations (and colours) were introduced once the idea caught on internationally. The portrait of Queen Victoria was taken from a medal by William Wyon, as adapted in a sketch by Henry Corbould. It was engraved by Frederick Heath and recess-printed by Perkins Bacon & Co.
republic (a country whose head of state is not a monarch)
Julius Caesar was presented with the head of Pompey by the Egyptians who treacherously murdered him.
The United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). British stamps only have an image of the head of the reigning monarch.
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.
Queen Victoria was on the first ever postage stamp. The "Penny Black" is considered the first ever postage stamp. It was introduced by the British for entirely internal use in 1840. It was called the "Penny Black" because it was black and it cost one penny. The only design was Queen Victoria's head. Other denominations (and colours) were introduced once the idea caught on internationally.
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.
These adhesive, non-perforated stamps for the prepayment of postage were the famous 'Chalon Head' design that portrayed a full-face likeness of Queen Victoria in her coronation robes.
I don't know if anyone has actually counted, but it is most probably Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. She has ruled England for over 50 years and in that time has appeared on every British stamp issued as well as hundreds of others issued by the members of the British Commonwealth.
Postage stamp! They were introduced around l840 she became Queen in l838 so there was a long run, what with colonies and all up to her death in l90l.
My guess is Newfoundland number #57 which came out in 1867 and shows a Newfoundland dog head portrait with his tongue hanging out . I think it is delightful.
Mulready developed the first stamped envelope but the postage stamp was invented by Sir Rowland Hill. The first postage stamps were created by Mulready for the British postal service. Prior to that time postage was marked directly on the envelope with a pen or a seal.
The concept of the adhesive postage stamp and prepaid uniform postage was devised by James Chalmers around 1834. These ideas were carried on by Rowland Hill in 1837 as a British government and Treasury proposal to reform the British postal system. The "Penny Black" is considered to be the first ever postage stamp. It was introduced by the British for entirely internal use in 1840. It was called the "Penny Black" because it was black and it cost one penny. The only design was Queen Victoria's head. Other denominations (and colours) were introduced once the idea caught on internationally.
The "Penny Black" is considered the first ever postage stamp. It was introduced by the British for entirely internal use in 1840. It was called the "Penny Black" because it was black and it cost one penny. The only design was Queen Victoria's head. Other denominations (and colours) were introduced once the idea caught on internationally. The portrait of Queen Victoria was taken from a medal by William Wyon, as adapted in a sketch by Henry Corbould. It was engraved by Frederick Heath and recess-printed by Perkins Bacon & Co.
The concept of prepaid postage was invented by the English. The "Penny Black" is considered the first ever pre-paid postage stamp. It was introduced by the British for entirely internal use in 1840. It was called the "Penny Black" because it was black and it cost one penny. The only design was Queen Victoria's head. Other denominations (and colours) were introduced once the idea caught on internationally.
'Adhesive' simply means that they were stuck on to the letters and weren't simply put on with metal or wooden dies and ink. Postage stamps were introduced in Britain in May 1840 for use throughout the country. The second country was Brazil.