Penny Black print run was 286,700 sheets, containing a total of 68,808,000 stamps. Many were saved, and in used condition they remain readily available to stamp collectors. The only known complete sheets of the Penny Black are owned by the British Postal Museum. In addition to the general issue of the Penny Black, a similar stamp intended for official mail was produced, with the letters "V" and "R" replacing the crosses in the top corners. Because the general public quickly accepted the postage stamps and ridiculed the Mulready stationery produced at the same time, vast supplies of Mulready letter sheets were given
The Penny Harvest of Common Cents and the Penny Harvest. That question was the catalyst for what was to become the Penny Harvest program. Gross began "harvesting" in his building, "asking neighbors if they had any pennies, and how they would feel about giving them to the homeless." The Penny Harvest performs well within schools in every neighborhood. Since the beginning, Penny Harvest students have allocated over $10.5 million in pennies, volunteered 47 million service hours, and awarded 25,105 community grants to help their neighborhoods. Last year 246,932 youth participated, including 7,611 student leaders selected to represent their communities in Philanthropy Roundtables at