Article: THE STAMP OR ME; Wife orders her collector husband to take down his Penny Black pub sign.(News)

Article: THE STAMP OR ME; Wife orders Penny Black pub ...
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland);  January 11, 2004 ;     461 words ... ... husband to take down an antique pub sign from their Highland croft after ... collector John Cowell bought the Penny Black pub sign after seeing it for sale and hung ... depicts the first stamp, the 1840 Penny Black. John has put it up for auction ...

Article: Meet Penny Black: In the rarity stakes she has the ...
The Scotsman;  May 13, 2000 ;     602 words ... ... NATIONWIDE search to find women called Penny Black has discovered the namesakes are considerably ... in London set out to find women named Penny Black to attend a celebration of what is considered ... major publicity campaign, only one Penny Black has been found alive and well and ...

Article: Happy 150th, Penny Black
The Washington Post;  June 29, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... birth of the stamp known simply as "the Penny Black." The stamp and its two-cent blue ... catalogue value of $2,000 for an unused Penny Black and $6,000 for the Blue in mint condition ... profile of Elizabeth II set against the Penny Black's portrait of Victoria. An international ...

Article: Penny Black win gives William red letter day; Stamp ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  August 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... lawyer in Dolgellau and carried a rare Penny Black - the world's first postage stamp ... the first adhesive postage stamp - the Penny Black. It was probably delivered by horsedrawn ... those years ago.' Some 70 million Penny Black stamps were printed using 12 different ...

Article: It's not just any old Penny Black; Rare stamp among ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  July 21, 2005 ;     663 words ... ... lawyer in Dolgellau, carried a rare Penny Black stamp. But collectors were expected ... s first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black. The envelope was probably delivered ... Mr Jones worked. Around 70 million Penny Black stamps were printed using twelve different ...

Article: Gad fly - On the trail of the first Penny Black
The Northern Echo;  October 10, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... the first destination of the famous Penny Black postage stamp.A heritage trail marks ... Bedlington was the destination of the first Penny Black.It's true - and last time it was put on the Penny Black market, worth at least [pounds]50 ...

Article: WALES: pounds 70,000 for a stamp; Massive bid for rare ...
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  September 18, 2008 ;     660 words ... ... North Wales auction last weekend. The Penny Black, the world's first stick-on stamp ... Auctioneer Colin Knights said the Penny Black was issued on May 1, 1840, for use ... Mr Knights added more than 60 million Penny Black stamps were issued and there is no shortage ...