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For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny B...
tribute to this stamp—and the two others that soon followed—London’s prestigious Tower Mint has released a special series of commemorative coins. Here you can get a three-piece set that includes black, red, and blue colorized coins dedicated to the Penny Black, Penny Red and Two-Pence ...
For all its brilliance, the Penny Black was technically a failure. At first, post offices used red ink to cancel stamps so that they could not be used again. But the ink could be removed. When in 1842, it was determined that black ink would be more robust, the colour of the Penny B...