Penny Black

Great Britain's Penny Black is generally agreed to be the world's first stamp. Meanwhile, others have been proposed as first, depending on whatever your definition of "postage stamp" is supposed to be.

In 1840, a design with "VR" letters ("Victoria Regina") in the top squares was created for use as an official stamp but was never issue. Used examples are from cancellation ink tests or passed through the mails by jokers. 



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