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    What was the name of the first adhesive postage stamp?

    Question #94653. Asked by armindasantana. (Apr 15 08 12:58 PM)


    sunrayz99

    		The Penny Black, the world's first official adhesive postage stamp.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black

    Apr 15 08, 1:03 PM
    triviapaul

    		see #11433

    Apr 15 08, 3:46 PM
    Matthew_07

    		The advent of the adhesive postage stamp officially began on May 6, 1840 with the release of the famous Penny Black and 2 days later the Tuppence Blue. Thus began a series of events that was to change how the world communicated.

    http://kernunnos.com/Philately/GBQVLE.html

    Apr 15 08, 7:33 PM

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