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TIL that the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued on 1 May 1840. Featuring a portrait of 15-year-old Queen Victoria, it revolutionised mail. Over 68 million were printed, and until 1854, when perforations were introduced, each had to be cut out by hand with scissors.

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