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Europe/Great Britain : Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

 

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01 May 2015
01:29:40pm
175 years young. I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday... Ugh...
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01 May 2015
02:19:52pm
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

In case anyone wants to spend some money Stanley Gibbons have them on sale at 15% off until 15th May. Searchable by letters.
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01 May 2015
08:53:37pm
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

Parkinlot:

I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too.

Arrrrgggghhhh!

David
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01 May 2015
10:53:45pm
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I love the image that Google has up for the day

(please don't kill me for posting it - ie copyright or whatever)

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02 May 2015
09:34:19am
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

http://www.google.com/doodles/175th-anniversary-of-the-penny-black-stamp

Interestingly they look like they all are VR, the official stamp version.

Josh

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02 May 2015
01:43:22pm
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

I have a vague memory of the 100th, mostly about getting fed constantly
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I was about six months old in May, 1940 so it is a little blurry.

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03 May 2015
10:40:51am
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" I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too."



Me too!!
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04 May 2015
02:51:10am
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

"I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday"



Me too ! It was the day I started collecting !!Big Grin

May 6th has a lot to answer for Laughing

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06 May 2015
04:21:38am
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! Party

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16 Jun 2015
08:59:35pm
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

A little late for the actual anniversary (just got these a couple of days ago) but I thought I'd post images of the miniature sheet and booklet. The Smiler generic sheet has sold out and it would seem that eBay sellers are doubling their money on it already:


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17 Jun 2015
06:39:47am
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

The 2 pence blue and the Mulready envelope were also issued on the same day but the Penny Black gets all the attention.

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17 Jun 2015
09:05:51am
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Parkinlot,

That's very interesting. I did not realize that the two pence blue was issued on the same day.

Food for thought: I think all stamp collectors and even some small percentage of the general population know or have heard that the penny black was the world's first stamp BUT... this may be semantics on some level but is it technically accurate to call it THE first stamp? Could one call the 2 p blue "the world's first stamp"? Was the penny black available earlier in the day???

I learned something today. Thank you!

-Ernie

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cocollectibles

17 Jun 2015
11:44:50am
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

I don't have the reference book handy right now but I seem to recall these particulars.

The Penny Black was issued May 1, 1840 and it was officially released for use May 6. The earliest cover, I believe, was dated 1 May 1840.

The 2d Blue was also issued May 1, 1840 and it was officially released for use on May 8; however, the earliest cover has a 6 May 1840 date.

Rowland Hill designed the first adhesive postage stamp to be the penny black; the 2d blue was created practically simultaneously but based on the original 1d design.

So the Penny Black is the "older sibling" by a whisper.


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17 Jun 2015
08:34:00pm
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You are correct Coco... According to the Scott Catalogue the 2p was valid for postage on May 7th not May 6th.

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01 May 2015
01:29:40pm

175 years young. I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday... Ugh...

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sheepshanks

01 May 2015
02:19:52pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

In case anyone wants to spend some money Stanley Gibbons have them on sale at 15% off until 15th May. Searchable by letters.
Vic

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01 May 2015
08:53:37pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

Parkinlot:

I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too.

Arrrrgggghhhh!

David
(Getting Old)

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10:53:45pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

I love the image that Google has up for the day

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joshtanski

02 May 2015
09:34:19am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

http://www.google.com/doodles/175th-anniversary-of-the-penny-black-stamp

Interestingly they look like they all are VR, the official stamp version.

Josh

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02 May 2015
01:43:22pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

I have a vague memory of the 100th, mostly about getting fed constantly
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I was about six months old in May, 1940 so it is a little blurry.

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03 May 2015
10:40:51am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

" I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too."



Me too!!
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londonbus1

04 May 2015
02:51:10am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

"I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday"



Me too ! It was the day I started collecting !!Big Grin

May 6th has a lot to answer for Laughing

Londonbus1
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06 May 2015
04:21:38am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! Party

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Ningpo

16 Jun 2015
08:59:35pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

A little late for the actual anniversary (just got these a couple of days ago) but I thought I'd post images of the miniature sheet and booklet. The Smiler generic sheet has sold out and it would seem that eBay sellers are doubling their money on it already:


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The booklet:


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President - West Essex Philatelic Society www.wepsonline.org
17 Jun 2015
06:39:47am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

The 2 pence blue and the Mulready envelope were also issued on the same day but the Penny Black gets all the attention.

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ernieinjax

17 Jun 2015
09:05:51am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

Parkinlot,

That's very interesting. I did not realize that the two pence blue was issued on the same day.

Food for thought: I think all stamp collectors and even some small percentage of the general population know or have heard that the penny black was the world's first stamp BUT... this may be semantics on some level but is it technically accurate to call it THE first stamp? Could one call the 2 p blue "the world's first stamp"? Was the penny black available earlier in the day???

I learned something today. Thank you!

-Ernie

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cocollectibles

17 Jun 2015
11:44:50am

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

I don't have the reference book handy right now but I seem to recall these particulars.

The Penny Black was issued May 1, 1840 and it was officially released for use May 6. The earliest cover, I believe, was dated 1 May 1840.

The 2d Blue was also issued May 1, 1840 and it was officially released for use on May 8; however, the earliest cover has a 6 May 1840 date.

Rowland Hill designed the first adhesive postage stamp to be the penny black; the 2d blue was created practically simultaneously but based on the original 1d design.

So the Penny Black is the "older sibling" by a whisper.


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17 Jun 2015
08:34:00pm

re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!

You are correct Coco... According to the Scott Catalogue the 2p was valid for postage on May 7th not May 6th.

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