1854 Great Britain
# 8 - 1854 Great Britain
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Own the First-Ever Perforated Postage Stamp Officially Issued for Distribution!
Great Britain's perforated Penny Red was issued in 1854, three years before the United States began issuing perforated stamps. Great Britain introduced perforations as an experiment to see if this method of separating stamps would speed up the mailing process over using scissors to separate stamps. The stamps were officially adopted by the British Post Office in 1854 with perforation gauge 16 and later 14. The stamps were also printed on watermarked paper. The watermark may be either a large or small crown. Get this piece of world postal history in your collection today!
Own the First-Ever Perforated Postage Stamp Officially Issued for Distribution!
Great Britain's perforated Penny Red was issued in 1854, three years before the United States began issuing perforated stamps. Great Britain introduced perforations as an experiment to see if this method of separating stamps would speed up the mailing process over using scissors to separate stamps. The stamps were officially adopted by the British Post Office in 1854 with perforation gauge 16 and later 14. The stamps were also printed on watermarked paper. The watermark may be either a large or small crown. Get this piece of world postal history in your collection today!