This article delves into the history of the first stamps and early postal history.

The very first stamp, the penny black, was issued on May 6, 1840 in Great Britain. The invention of the postage stamp is attributed to Sir Rowland Hill. The idea of a stamp as a prepaid method for sending mail is actually older than that: “Cavallini” were used as soon as 1819 by the  Sardinian post.

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