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What was the name of Britian's first stamp- which sold for one penny?
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- quatt47Lv 71 decade ago
On Friday May 1st 1840 the 1d postage stamp was made available to the public, but could not be used until the Wednesday 6th May.
The world's first stamp issued was the British Penny Black on Wednesday 6th May 1840. It is ~24 mm high and ~20mm wide including the margin.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
The penny black
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