File:Stamp GB-Penny Black first day cover (2).JPG
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DescriptionStamp GB-Penny Black first day cover (2).JPG |
English: Very scarce use of the world's first postage stamp Penny Black used on first day of valid use, May 6, 1840, tied by red Maltese Cross cancel on folded cover to Warwickshire, brown "C MY-6 1840" first day datestamp on backflap verifies date of use. Sold as lot 1018 at Robert Siegal 2006 Rarities of the World auction for $45,000. |
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Author | General Post Office of the United Kingdom |
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HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ Türkçe ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ العربية ∙ +/− |
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