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title: Penny Black Stamp
author: General Post Office
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16969/penny-black-stamp/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-09-04
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# Penny Black Stamp

_Authored by General Post Office_

## Image File

[![Penny Black Stamp](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16969.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16969.png)

## Image Caption

A [Penny Black](https://www.worldhistory.org/Penny_Black/) postage stamp with a portrait of [Queen Victoria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Queen_Victoria/) (reign 1837-1901) , the first of its kind when introduced in [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) in May 1840. (Private Collection)

#### Editorial Review

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Office, G. P. (2023, January 30). Penny Black Stamp. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16969/penny-black-stamp/>
### Chicago
Office, General Post. "Penny Black Stamp." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 30, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16969/penny-black-stamp/>.
### MLA
Office, General Post. "Penny Black Stamp." *World History Encyclopedia*, 30 Jan 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16969/penny-black-stamp/>.

## License & Copyright

Original image by **General Post Office**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 30 January 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.