World's First Postage Stamp Could Sell for Millions at Sotheby's Auction
The Penny Black, which introduced a flat rate, was used starting May 6, 1840. Before that, the recipient paid the postage cost.
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From penny post to $10.8m as world's first stamp heads for auction
LONDON - An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday (Oct 26), with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million (10.8 million). Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp," according to the auction house that will present it...
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From penny post to $8 million as world's first stamp heads for auction
The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840, from the archive of British postal service reformer Robert Wallace
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Penny Black: World's first stamp expected to fetch $8 million at auction
The adhesive stamp, which features a profile of Queen Victoria, is attached to a document dated April 10, 1840.
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From penny post to $8 million: World's first stamp heads for auction
An example of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, is being offered at auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday, with a price estimate of up to $8.25 million. Dating from 1840, the item is "the earliest securely dated example of the first postage stamp," according to the auction house that will present it at its "Treasures" sale on Dec. 7.
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