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The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Penny Black
World's first adhesive postage stamp
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Piece of paper which shows payment for postage
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage. Then the stamp is affixed to the face or address-side of any item of mail—an envelope or other postal cover —which they wish to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Historical sovereign state in Northwestern Europe (1801–1922)
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