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title: Penny Black Envelope
author: Tricahyo123
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20943/penny-black-envelope/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-09-03
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# Penny Black Envelope
_Authored by Tricahyo123_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20943.png)
## Image Caption
An envelope with a [Penny Black](https://www.worldhistory.org/Penny_Black/) stamp attached. The first postage stamp, the Penny Black was introduced in [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) in May 1840.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penny_Black_front_cover.jpg) by [**Tricahyo123**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penny_Black_front_cover.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 03 September 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, 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.