Penny Black


noun
  1. the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background

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How to use Penny Black in a sentence

  • In a previous chapter we spoke of the Penny Black of 1840 as the first postage label to be given to the world.

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