Industrial Age · Europe · Technology
1840
Penny Black Stamp Issued
May 1, 1840
The world's first adhesive postage stamp went on sale in Britain - a small black square with Queen Victoria's profile. A stamped letter could now cross the kingdom for a penny. The Penny Black became the most famous stamp in philatelic history, and arguably the most revolutionary piece of paper ever stuck to an envelope.
In context
Also in 1840 (4 other events on record)
- Treaty of Waitangi · Oceania · Politics
- Penny Post Begins · Europe · Technology
- Elphinstone's Retreat Prelude · Central Asia · War
- Napoleon's Return From St. Helena · Europe · Culture
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Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.
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