Penny Black VR official Penny Black VR official The VR official was one of three postage stamps introduced by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in May 1840 for the pre-payment of postage. While the Penny Black and the Two Pence Blue were for use by the general public, as were the Mulready envelopes and letter sheets, the VR official was for use on official mail. In appearance the VR Official was the same as the issued Penny Black except that the Maltese crosses in the top corners were removed and replaced by the letters V and R, hence its common name.
Laurie Penny vile sexist and anti-Semitic abuse" following the book's publication. Penny was selected by Truthdig as "Truthdigger of the Week" for the week of 25 November 2011. In 2012, "Tatler" magazine described her as one of top 100 'people who matter'. In October 2012, "The Daily Telegraph" ranked Penny as the 55th most influential left-winger in Britain, reporting that she is "without doubt the loudest and most controversial female voice on the radical left." In April 2014, Penny was announced as an International Nieman Fellow at Harvard. In August 2015, Penny endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election.