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Penny Black

(Non-sporting Hobbies / Philately) the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background

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penny			CAPTION(S): The blockbuster Bath Penny Black (below), sold by Aqueduct Auctions, and (left) the largest known multiple of Penny Blacks on a cover (envelope) sold at Spink in London in October last year for pounds 143,850 Black magic; HISTORY OF THE pounds 70,000 STAMP antiques by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Charles Goodwyn, keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection, said: "It is the largest known block of Penny Blacks and of national importance. QUEEN STAMPS UP by The Mirror (London, England) The Royal Mail hoped to gather as many Penny Blacks as possible at the Stamp Show 2000 in London where they will be printing facsimile stamps using the original presses. RED-LETTER DAY FOR THE ONLY PENNY BLACK LEFT; SEARCH: SCOTS WOMAN ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Pennines penning penninite Pennipotent Pennisetum Pennisetum Americanum Pennisetum cenchroides Pennisetum glaucum Pennisetum ruppelii Pennisetum setaceum Pennistum villosum pennon pennoncel pennoncelle Pennsauken Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Dutch Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian period penny penny ante penny ante poker penny arcade penny bank Penny Black penny blacks Penny cress Penny dog penny dreadful penny grass penny pincher Penny post penny shares penny stock penny whistle Penny wise penny-a-liner penny-dreadful penny-farthing penny-in-the-slot machine penny-pinch penny-pinching penny-wise pennyboy pennycress pennyroyal pennyroyal oil pennyweight pennywhistle pennywort pennyworth			Pennsylvanian German Pennsylvanian period Pennsylvanian period Pennsylvanian Subperiod Pennsylvanians Pennsylvanians Pennsylvanians against Gambling Expansion Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence Pennsylvanians Against Underage Drinking Pennsylvanians Concerned about Alcohol Problems Pennsylvanians for an Outdoor Lighting Control Act penny penny penny penny penny penny penny penny ante penny ante Penny Ante (The Price is Right Pricing Game) penny ante poker penny arcade penny arcade Penny arcade (disambiguation) Penny Arcade: on the Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness penny arcades penny bank Penny Black Penny Black penny blacks Penny Brohn Cancer Care Penny cress Penny dog penny dreadful Penny Dreadful (movie) Penny dreadfuls Penny Farthing Penny Farthing Penny Farthing Bicycle Penny Farthing Bicycle Penny for Your Thoughts Penny for Your Thoughts penny grass Penny Haywood Public Relations Penny Jumping Penny Lane Penny Lane Promotional Products Penny loafer Penny Loafers penny pincher penny pincher Penny Pingleton Penny Post Penny royal Penny royal Penny royal penny saved is a penny earned Penny Share Penny Share penny shares

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Penny Black (redirected from penny blacks)

Penny Black
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