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1840 2 Pence Blue, closely trimmed with Presentation Folder
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World’s Second Postage Stamp
Much Scarcer than Penny Black!
The Two Penny Blue was first used on May 8, 1840, just two days after the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black. Although the Penny Black is much more famous, the Penny Blue is every bit as historic and desirable – PLUS it’s nearly 10 times scarcer!
The beautiful Two Penny Blue is surprisingly affordable. The stamp will arrive secured in a museum-quality mount affixed to a specially designed page.
On May 1, 1840, postal history changed forever with the issuance of the world's first adhesive postage stamp – the Penny Black.
Before the Penny Black, sending mail in England was expensive and inefficient. Letters were priced by weight and distance, recipients paid the postage, and they could refuse delivery – leaving the Post Office with mounting losses.
Rowland Hill, an English educator and reformer, proposed a simple but revolutionary solution: a uniform penny rate paid in advance by the sender using an adhesive stamp. The design featured a profile of young Queen Victoria, and when it went on sale in May 1840, it transformed postal service forever.
The results were extraordinary. In just one year, British mail volume more than doubled from 82 million to 169 million pieces. For the first time, every citizen could afford to send a letter.
World’s Second Postage Stamp
Much Scarcer than Penny Black!
The Two Penny Blue was first used on May 8, 1840, just two days after the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black. Although the Penny Black is much more famous, the Penny Blue is every bit as historic and desirable – PLUS it’s nearly 10 times scarcer!
The beautiful Two Penny Blue is surprisingly affordable. The stamp will arrive secured in a museum-quality mount affixed to a specially designed page.
On May 1, 1840, postal history changed forever with the issuance of the world's first adhesive postage stamp – the Penny Black.
Before the Penny Black, sending mail in England was expensive and inefficient. Letters were priced by weight and distance, recipients paid the postage, and they could refuse delivery – leaving the Post Office with mounting losses.
Rowland Hill, an English educator and reformer, proposed a simple but revolutionary solution: a uniform penny rate paid in advance by the sender using an adhesive stamp. The design featured a profile of young Queen Victoria, and when it went on sale in May 1840, it transformed postal service forever.
The results were extraordinary. In just one year, British mail volume more than doubled from 82 million to 169 million pieces. For the first time, every citizen could afford to send a letter.
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