Fact: The first postage stamp was called the Penny Black and was created in England by Rowland Hill in 1840. It had a picture of Queen Victoria at the age of 15. Before the invention of the stamp postage was paid by recipient and price would be unpredictable and complicated. The Penny Black was produced for only a year, but so many copies of the stamp were printed that it is not considered a rare stamp today.
Quote: "Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there."
-- Josh Billings
and a site: The American Philatelic Society
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