Penny Black

I have been reading a history thru postage stamps. This was the world's first postage stamp, featuring a young Queen Victoria and as such is worth the most money. Rowland Hill received some letters at his house when he was young.  The early system required the receiver to pay for the delivery on arrival. The cost was dreamed up on route. He was sent into town to sell a few items laying around the house, to get the 3 shillings required.  Twenty yar later he invented the postage stamp.  His idea saw him put in charge of the post office and he printed 40 million penny blacks in the first year 1840. If you can find a mint one today, it is worth $220,000.00

Black was not a good choice of colour as it often hid the cancellation.