{"product_id":"archive-003-penny-black","title":"Archive 003 — Penny Black","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenny Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stamp that changed the way the world communicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 6 May 1840, Great Britain introduced the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenny Black\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp. It was the result of Rowland Hill’s revolutionary postal reform: instead of the recipient paying a complicated fee based largely on distance, postage could now be prepaid at a simple, uniform rate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts unmistakable portrait of the young Queen Victoria was based on a medal created by sculptor William Wyon. Henry Corbould adapted the image, Charles and Frederick Heath engraved it, and the stamps were printed by Perkins, Bacon \u0026amp; Petch. The Penny Black went on sale in London on 1 May 1840 and officially became valid for postage five days later. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/staging1.postalmuseum.org\/collections\/highlights\/the-first-ever-stamp-the-penny-black\/\"\u003eThe Postal Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMore than a stamp, it became the beginning of a system that would spread across the world and transform the way people communicated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchive 003\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this landmark of postal history takes on a new form. Reimagined as a 100-piece miniature puzzle, the Penny Black becomes an object to assemble, contemplate and collect.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinished with a delicate soft-touch surface for a refined, tactile feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 pieces · 10 × 14 cm · Collectible mini puzzle · STAMP → OBJECT™\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swiderski Philatelic Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55440939221329,"sku":"SPA-ARCH-003","price":22.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1093\/8043\/6305\/files\/3f8c2164a2_17.jpg?v=1792785819","url":"https:\/\/swiderskiphilatelicart.shop\/products\/archive-003-penny-black","provider":"    SWIDERSKI PHILATELIC ART™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}