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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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Parkinlot:
I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too.
Arrrrgggghhhh!
David
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10:53:45pm
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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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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01:43:22pm
I have a vague memory of the 100th, mostly about getting fed constantly
and looking cute for family photos.
I was about six months old in May, 1940 so it is a little blurry.
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" I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too."
Me too!!
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"I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday"
Me too ! It was the day I started collecting !!
May 6th has a lot to answer for
Londonbus1
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! 
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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:
Here's a close-up of the stamps:
The booklet:
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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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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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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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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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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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Parkinlot:
I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too.
Arrrrgggghhhh!
David
(Getting Old)
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01 May 2015
10:53:45pm
re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!
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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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
and looking cute for family photos.
I was about six months old in May, 1940 so it is a little blurry.
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re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!
" I remember the 150th like it was yesterday, too."
Me too!!
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re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!
"I remember the 150th as if it was yesterday"
Me too ! It was the day I started collecting !!
May 6th has a lot to answer for
Londonbus1
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re: Happy Birthday Penny Black!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!
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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:
Here's a close-up of the stamps:
The booklet:
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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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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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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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