Penny Black

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf postage stamp
gptkbp:associatedWith Victorian era
gptkbp:collectibility varies
gptkbp:colors black
gptkbp:conservationEfforts stored in protective sleeves
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalHeritage featured in literature and art
gptkbp:culturalImpact symbol of postal history
gptkbp:deployedTo June 30, 1841
gptkbp:design gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:dimensions 19mm x 22mm
gptkbp:exhibits Michel #1
Scott #1
Yvert #1
displayed in philatelic exhibitions
gptkbp:faced 1 penny
gptkbp:firstAwarded May 6, 1840
gptkbp:firstPublished true
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver requires expert verification
gptkbp:historicalEvent introduction of uniform postage rates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first adhesive postage stamp in the world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Penny Black
gptkbp:image depicts Queen Victoria
gptkbp:influenced design of future stamps
postal systems worldwide
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:landmark imperforate
gptkbp:legalStatus highly sought after
gptkbp:material paper
gptkbp:notableEvent Philatelists
sold for high prices at auctions
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Postal_Museum_and_Archive
no watermark
no gum on the back
no perforation
black_ink
Queen_Victoria's_profile
gptkbp:portrayedBy common in the market
gptkbp:productionCompany line engraving
gptkbp:proportions 68 million
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Penny_Red
Two Penny Blue
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Penny_Red
gptkbp:reproduction widely available
gptkbp:revenue used for postage
gptkbp:services by_Perkins,_Bacon_&_Co.
gptkbp:usedIn philately
gptkbp:uses 1864
postal service
gptkbp:values 1 penny
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1840