Talk:Penny Black

message: I'm going to change the first sentence to make plain that they were sold from 1st May 1840, for use from the 6th...  Arwel 03:08 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)
:I don't have any reference that makes the distinction - are you saying that a random member of the public could buy them from May 1, but not use them until the 6th? Stan 04:47 Mar 8, 2003 (UTC)
::Sorry I didn't see this comment until now, but yes, the stamps were put on sale 6 days before they were to come into use, which is how a few came to be used early. As to references, this is something I've always known, but take a look at http://stamps.about.com/library/weekly/aa083102a.htm ! -- Arwel 11:37, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Heh, I found a couple mentions of the two dates since then too, but forgot that I had asked the question! Stan 14:42, 3 Jan 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Date

message: The VR official bits should mostly go to VR official, don't have time to do it right now though. Stan 14:18, 5 Jan 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: VR official

message: I posted a cleanup tag because of the quality of the language. I am not a good one for prose, but this sure as heck needs some reworking.  Cockneyite 06:25, 10 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Cleanup

message: Is there any reason we have two pictures of the stamp? Borisblue 03:34, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, one is of a nice mint stamp while the other shows how the first cancellation, the Maltese Cross, was used to cancel the stamps though this is not made clear in the text. Actually, IMHO, this article needs some cleanup done on it to clarify some matters. ww2censor 03:54, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: two pictures

message: I miss a reference to the introduction of "Universal Penny Postage" which was the reason for issuing this stamp in the first place.--dunnhaupt 15:41, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: While there is an article on Penny postage there is none for Universal Penny Postage though these topics it might be appropriate to make a redirect page but don't forget about New Zealand who on 1 January 1900 introduced of 1d universal penny post system of their own. Penny postage is certainly an article that could be expanded. ww2censor 17:41, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought the idea of universal penny postage was that it was the same throughout the empire, and that it dates from around 1900, not 1840. In 1840, a lot of the "empire" was rather too disorganized even to have consistent currency, let alone postage rates. Stan 02:46, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Stan is correct, so we really need to make a new article AND expand the existing one. I must find some references for both if no one else does it first. I think what dunnhaupt means is the Uniform Penny Post not the Universal Penny Postage. Cheers ww2censor 04:01, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Penny Postage

message: The infobox for this stamp has a field "nature of rarity", affirming that the stamp is in fact rare, while the section "Rarity" starts with the phrase "The Penny Black is not a rare stamp". This obviously needs clearing up. -- JovanCormac (talk) 08:08, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rare or not, which is it? 

message: I'm pretty sure English involves putting the adjective before the noun. Unless this is an instance of Brits trying to be French. —ᚹᚩᛞᛖᚾᚻᛖᛚᛗ (ᚷᛖᛋᛈᚱᛖᚳ) 15:36, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why isnt it the Black Penny? 

message: Does someone have a source, please, for the dimensions (height×width) of this stamp? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:11, 5 March 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: They are 3/4 inch wide x 7/8 inch tall, added to text with references. 217.155.120.113 (talk) 18:06, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Size 

message: I am writing a book about penny black so I need it urgently. 103.88.217.245 (talk) 18:36, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: There are already many books and articles published over the last 100+ years on this topic. If you don't have a specific question we can't even point you in the right direction. ww2censor (talk) 23:15, 25 November 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  I want some important informations of penny black