Penny Black

Summary

Penny Black is a stamp edition^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of stamp_edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,339 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Penny Black is credited with the discovery of Rowland Hill^[3].
• Penny Black is in the country of British Empire^[4].
• Penny Black's image is recorded as Penny black.jpg^[5].
• Penny Black's instance of is recorded as stamp edition^[6].
• Penny Black's instance of is recorded as philatelic term^[7].
• Penny Black's instance of is recorded as postage stamp^[8].
• Penny Black's followed by is recorded as Penny Red^[9].
• Penny Black's depicts is recorded as Victoria^[10].
• Penny Black's Commons category is recorded as Penny Black^[11].
• Penny Black's color is recorded as black^[12].
• Penny Black's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[13].
• +1840-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Penny Black^[14].
• Penny Black's publication date is recorded as +1840-05-01T00:00:00Z^[15].
• Penny Black's publication date is recorded as +1840-05-06T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Penny Black's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01bfp6^[17].
• Penny Black's printed by is recorded as Perkins Bacon^[18].
• Penny Black's location of creation is recorded as London^[19].
• Penny Black's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+68808000'}^[20].
• Penny Black's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+1300000'}^[21].
• Penny Black's BBC Things ID is recorded as 4660b081-9f0c-47a7-b6c8-3ec60a02c889^[22].
• Penny Black's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Penny Black'}^[23].
• Penny Black's NE.se ID is recorded as one-penny-black^[24].
• Penny Black's Quora topic ID is recorded as Penny-Black-1^[25].
• Penny Black's face value is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4593203', 'amount': '+1'}^[26].
• Penny Black's face value is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+0.00416666666'}^[27].

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Geography

Penny Black is in the country of British Empire^[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include stamp edition^[6], philatelic term^[7], and postage stamp^[8].

History and Context

+1840-04-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Penny Black^[14].

Why It Matters

Penny Black ranks in the top 2% of stamp_edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,339 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]