Penny Black

noun

The world's first official national mail postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of the postal reforms establishing a uniform penny post.

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Meanings

nounPenny Black (plural Penny Blacks)

plural Penny Blacks

  1. hobbiesThe world's first official national mail postage stamp, issued in 1840 in the United Kingdom as part of the postal reforms establishing a uniform penny post.

Origin

From its color and face value.

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APA

Penny Black. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penny%20Black

MLA

“Penny Black.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penny%20Black. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Penny Black,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Penny%20Black.

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