A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Postage stamp"
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1840BritainUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
issues the Penny Black, world's first postage stamp.
1840 The Penny Black, world's first postage stamp becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage.
1847 The United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
issues its first postage stamps.
1849FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
issues Ceres, France's first postage stamp.
1892 The Cook Islands issue their first postage stamps.
1893 The 1893 World's FairWorld's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition , a World's Fair [i], was held in the U.S. [i] city of Chicago [i] ...
, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, Illinois, USAUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
. The first United States commemorative postage stamps were issued for the Exposition.
1940Booker T. WashingtonBooker T. Washington Booker Taliaferro Washington was an American political leader, educator [i] and author [i]. ...
becomes the first African AmericanAfrican American An African American is a member of an ethnic group [i] in the United States [i] whose ancestors, usual ...
to be depicted on a United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
postage stamp.
1973 The Isle of Man Post begins to issue its own postage stamps.
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