1840 Great Britain Autograph Sir Rowland Hill w 1 Penny Black, Framed See Note

Description: 1840 Great Britain Autograph Sir Rowland Hill PLUS a One Penny Black Postage Stamp, With Certificate of Authenticity, Framed Picture for Display. Archival Glass. Rare. Background: Sir Rowland Hill, KCB, FRS (3 December 1795 – 27 August 1879) was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer.[1] He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the British postal system, based on the concept of Uniform Penny Post and his solution of pre-payment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters. Hill later served as a government postal official, and he is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.Hill made the case that if letters were cheaper to send, people, including the poorer classes, would send more of them, thus eventually profits would go up.[2] Proposing an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage – with the first being the Penny Black – in 1840, the first year of Penny Post, the number of letters sent in the UK more than doubled.[2] Within 10 years, it had doubled again. Within three years postage stamps were introduced in Switzerland and Brazil, a little later in the US, and by 1860, they were used in 90 countries.[2]In 1840, Great Britain issued the world's very first postage stamp, the fabled One Penny Black. Queen Victoria appeared on the world's first adhesive stamp. Note: This is an absolutely fabulous Philatelic Display Piece consisting of the Photograph and Autograph of the famed Sir Rowland Hill along with a beautiful Genuine One Penny Black Postage Stamp with scarce Red cancellation. All margins.Ideal for display in your office, library or den. Great gift idea for the advanced Philatelist and Historian. Framed and Matted. Overall Size: 20 in. (50.8 cm) x 9 in. (22.86 cm). Shipped as is, flat in protective packaging with FedEx insurance. We are members of the American Philatelic Society (APS), American Numismatic Association (ANA), SSDC, and other professional numismatic and philatelic societies. References available upon request. Free appraisals. We purchase collections – large or small. Would appreciate positive feedback at successful conclusion of transaction and I will certainly do the same for you! Lake Forest Stamp and CoinsLake Forest, Illinois 60045 USA Member: American Philatelic Society, American Numismatic Association, and other professional numismatic and philatelic associations.

Price: 850 USD

Location: Lake Forest, Illinois

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