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
Push penny Durham were people who kept this tradition going over the years, but the custom was stopped again in the middle of the 19th century. It is unlikely that this tradition will come back. During the monastic period, roughly 300-600 people would gather by the Prior's Mansion and pennies were thrown out at them. At Bishop Auckland the Bishop would throw pennies on specific days of the year. Push penny Push penny was a long-observed custom at Durham Cathedral in England which occurred three days in the year. During this tradition money was thrown into the crowd on the college-yard. The