The first postage stamp was innovated in the United Kingdom on 1 May, 1840, as Sir Rowland Hill boosted the reformation of the postal procedure. The reformation resulted in the reversal of the payment process. The sender was now charged instead of the receiver, though mail could be sent without pre-payment. The foremost stamp, the monochromatic Penny Black, came into circulation on 1 May, and became valid on 6 May, 1840. The two pence blue was inaugurated a couple of days later. Both the Penny Black and the two pence blue bear Queen Victoria’s profile. The postage stamps received international recognition and countries such as Switzerland, Brazil, the U.S.A., France, Belgium and Bavaria and India adopted the stamp in their own ways. Basel Dove is a popular stamp produced by the canton of Basel in 1945. It is the first tri-coloured stamp. The earliest stamps were not perforated. The idea of perforation was originated by Henry Archer which made for the easier detachment of stamps. Perforations commenced in January 1854 and were officially effected on February 1854.
Postage Stamp
