This particular 1840 Penny Black is the world’s first postage stamp. It is expected to fetch up to $8.25 million at Sotheby's in December.
World's first postage stamp, penny post, heads for auction at USD
World's First Postage Stamp Goes Up for Auction
The World's First Postage Stamp Could Reach $8.25 Million at
Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, expected to fetch
1941 Pictorial Stamp Album Around the World Series G. Melikov
ICAO and the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)
From penny post to $8 million as world's first stamp heads for
Penny Black: 'First' piece of mail sent using a stamp could fetch
Netherlands 2023
American Philatelist 2021-11
Penny Black: 'First' piece of mail sent using a stamp could fetch
PRIORITY MAIL RATE HIKE JANUARY 9 – Official Mail Guide (OMG)
ICAO and the United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA)
World's first postage stamp goes to auction