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Gateshead & ? - One penny Black
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5182079
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Gateshead & ? - One penny Black
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1840
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Letter with Gateshead canceled August 23, 1840. World's 1st stamp, introduced on May 6, 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill. Initially the stamp was only distributed in London and later throughout Great Britain. After about a year, the Penny Black was replaced by the Penny Red. This was partly done because the red stamp was difficult to see on the black stamp, while the red stamp ink could easily be removed so that the stamp could be used again. Although the Penny Black was the first true stamp in the world, it is not a rarity in philately.
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Brief met afstempeling Gateshead 23 augustus 1840.
1e postzegel ter wereld, ingevoerd op 6 mei 1840 door Sir Rowland Hill. Aanvankelijk werd de postzegel alleen in Londen verspreid en later door heel Groot-Brittannië. Na ongeveer een jaar werd de Penny Black vervangen door de Penny Red. Dit werd mede gedaan omdat de rode afstempeling moeilijk te zien was op de zwarte postzegel, terwijl de rode stempelinkt eenvoudig kon worden verwijderd zodat de postzegel opnieuw gebruikt kon worden.
Hoewel de Penny Black de eerste echte postzegel in de wereld was is het geen zeldzaamheid in de filatelie.