The British "black penny" is the first stamp in the world. It was originally scheduled to go out on New Year's Day on 1840, but because it was not ready, the stamps went on sale on May 1 and officially went on sale on May 6. On May 6th, 1840, the General Post Office on the Thames in London, England was very lively. When the fog cleared and the sun was warm, people rushed to the spacious industrial and agricultural hall with great interest and crowded around the mahogany counter, scrambling to buy a brand-new "black penny" stamp with shiny pounds. For two days in a row, you can always see a burly and bearded shop assistant carefully observing the sales of stamps at the counter. He wrote in his diary: "Today, stamps first appeared in London, and the post office was very noisy." The next day, he continued to write: "I sold stamps worth 2500 pounds yesterday." He is rowland hill, who is famous in history for his contribution to postal reform and the design of the world's first stamp-"Black Penny". The Queen awarded him the title of Earl, and the International Philatelic Association honored him as "the father of stamps". Many countries also issue stamps to commemorate rowland hill.

The first stamp in the world. The "penny postal law" of Sir rowland hill, the father of postal service, triggered an important revolution in the world postal service, and also gave birth to the world stamp queen "black penny". 1839 On August 7th, the British Parliament passed the 1p Postage Act and the prepaid postage system. 18, 15 From September 6th to1October 6th, opinions and design drawings on postage prepaid vouchers were publicly solicited. It is because of the confirmation of this draft that the world's first stamp was produced. Its face value is easy for scholars to measure, and it is printed in black ink, so it is called black penny stamp.