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Summary

Description First world postal stamp ever issued : the Penny Black, Great Britain, 1840.
Date May 1840
Source http://www.uno.edu/~asoble/main.htm --> Dead link, 404 error
Archived source : https://web.archive.org/web/20031005130408/www.uno.edu/~asoble/images/pblack2.jpg
Author General Post Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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current14:27, 7 October 2023Thumbnail for version as of 14:27, 7 October 2023490 × 570 (402 KB)Meidosensei.
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14:22, 10 July 2023Thumbnail for version as of 14:22, 10 July 2023490 × 570 (410 KB)Meidosensei.
09:14, 28 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 09:14, 28 August 2007491 × 570 (362 KB)Сдобников А.
15:23, 6 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 15:23, 6 April 2005468 × 549 (49 KB)SebjarodFirst world postal stamp ever issued : the Penny Black, Great Britain, 1840. Source : source : http://www.uno.edu/~asoble/main.htm {{PD}} Category:stamps

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