The Cultural Legacy of PostageScientific American (blog)While the primary purpose of stamps has been to pre-pay for the transportation and delivery of mail, postage has helped preserve histories around the world. The world's first postage stamp was the Penny Black invented by Sir Rowland Hill, founder of … More: continued …
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