Penny Black with last example of unique hand-stamp is “philatelic trophy”
A letter stamped with a Penny Black and cancelled with the latest-dated known example of a rare, handmade hand-stamp is for sale at a British collectibles company. The latest known […]
2025-09-04
One day 185 years ago two stamps became Penny Black history
On the first day of the world’s first universal national postal service, a single letter was sent with two of the pioneering Penny Blacks affixed to the envelope. Now, the […]
2025-05-15
World’s first Penny Black stamp could fetch £6 million at Sotheby’s
The world’s first Penny Black stamp will be offered for auction at Sotheby’s with an estimated value of up to £6 million. The iconic stamp has been described as “the […]
