Sotheby’s state that all that’s known about the letter’s sender is that they posted the missive in London — about 300 miles to the south — and paid for it with the Penny Black stamp.

The Mulready, named after designer William Mulready, itself acted as a pre-paid envelope, whilst the Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp. Both methods were an important new ...

This French stamp honors Josephine Baker ... she a wildly popular blues singer in the 1920s and 30s as the highest-paid Black performer in the country, she was also very popular in her romantic ...

Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021, and since then, American companies have quickly moved to make a profit by selling new goods and services targeted to Black consumers. While those ...

Authorities chose to swap the colors, issuing a red stamp with a black cancellation, as shown in this example Penny Red 77. Despite the lofty price, it’s far from the highest paid by philatelists.

An armed escort has just transported the world's oldest stamps – the Penny Black – from London to New York. The Victorian stamp revolutionised the postal service in Britain and subsequently ...

Ten years after his death, the U.S. Postal Service is putting a well-deserved focus on New Orleans music legend Allen Toussaint by honoring him with a postage stamp in its 2025 Black Heritage series.