Penny Lilac as perfins - that is with initials or insignia added as perforations to mint stamps which meant they could not be redeemed for cash at a post office. The addition of perfins was widespread practice in Britain from the 1860s as a precaution against theft. Penny Lilac The Penny Lilac was the basic penny postage stamp of Great Britain from its first issue on 12 July 1881 and was used until 1901. It superseded the short lived Penny Venetian Red because the Customs and Inland Revenue Act of 1881 necessitated new stamps that were also valid as revenue stamps, and
Penny knife on an axle mounted through a steel-bolstered wooden handle. Penny knife The penny knife dates from the 18th century and was a very basic utility knife, originally with a fixed blade. It received the name "penny knife" for what it reportedly cost in England and America during the late 18th century: one penny. The famous "Fuller's Penny Knife" helped build the reputation of Sheffield, England, cutlers in the pre-industrial era of the early 18th century. The "penny knife" would later evolve into a very simple, mass-produced pocketknife with a folding blade, which pivoted freely in and out of the handle