Penny Black 1840

Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of EU member countries. Beginning in 1979, members...

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When I first read that the theme over at Sunday Stamps today would be “transportation”, I knew right away that this wonderful se-tenant set celebrating the 200th anniversary of the inaugurati...

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There’s an interesting theme over at Sunday Stamps today at See it on a Postcard: “Issued in the 1900s”. Our website was created initially to celebrate Victorian line-engraved stamps from t...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/the-first-british-stamps-of-the-1900s/

The theme over at Sunday Stamps today is “food”, so allowing myself a little wiggle room here, I have chosen a thematic stamp from my childhood album featuring a traditional still life painti...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/still-life-painting-by-eranuhi-aslamazyan-on-ddr-stamp/

The theme this week over at Sunday Stamps hosted by See it on a Postcard is “inventions/discoveries”. My mind went straight to this set of GB commemoratives when I read the topic, so I though...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/back-to-the-future-information-technology-on-gb-commemoratives/

Some Elvis Presley postage stamp issues are adorned with art work that bears only a passing resemblance to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Not so, with this lovely mini sheet of 4 stamps with po...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/elvis-presley-75th-anniversary-stamps/

Elvis movies on stamps! Elvis Presley made a staggering 31 movies between 1956 and 1969 – mostly musicals that critics hated, but fans loved and the box office loved even more! Many stills of ...

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When the Dutch Postal Service issued its first official Elvis Presley postage stamp on 6 June 2006, appropriately it was released with a very special extra – a limited edition promotional CD en...

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This miniature sheet of 9 postage stamps of images of Elvis Presley from many different moments in his career as both an actor and a singer was issued by São Tomé and Príncipe – official...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/elvis-presley-70th-anniversary-stamps/

There is a timely seasonal theme over at See it on a Postcard today for Sunday Stamps. The weekly theme is left open to interpretation, so I have chosen this set of commemorative GB stamps from m...

https://www.pennyblack1840.com/beningfields-butterflies-on-stamps/