Penny Black Penny Black The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system. It was first issued in Great Britain on 1 May 1840, but was not valid for use until 6 May. It features a profile of Queen Victoria. In 1837, British postal rates were high, complex and anomalous. To simplify matters, Sir Rowland Hill proposed an adhesive stamp to indicate pre-payment of postage. At the time it was normal for the recipient to pay postage on delivery, charged by the sheet and on distance travelled. By contrast, the Penny Black allowed letters of
Penny Black (album) and released two more studio albums with different singers: 2003's "How to Start a Fire" with Jason Gleason and 2004's "Hide Nothing" with Jon Bunch. They maintained an amicable relationship with Carrabba, and opened for Dashboard Confessional on several occasions. They played a reunion show with him in 2005, performing "The Moon Is Down" in its entirety, but broke up in 2006. The band reunited in 2010, with Carrabba singing and Dominguez on guitar. They began working on a new album in 2011. Penny Black (album) Penny Black is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Further Seems