Royal Mail

180th Anniversary of the Penny Black Stamp Sheet

Catalogue code

AW144

A special stamp sheet which Royal Mail issued on the 6th May to mark the 180th anniversary of the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black. It contains 25 x First Class Penny Black gummed stamps as first issued in 2015.

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Description

This special stamp sheet was issued on the 6th May to mark to the day the 180th anniversary of the first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black.

Contains 25 x First Class Penny Black gummed stamps.
Printed along the top are the actual dates of the anniversary.
The instructions that appeared on the original Penny Black sheets are paraphrased on the left hand margin of this sheet.
The date on which the sheet was printed is cited on the right hand margin
The size of the sheet is 121mm x 140mm.