Penny Black Day

Envelopes sent by Alan (the UK).

I have also received this commemorative stamp from Isle of Man:

Is there a Penny Lilac Day?

The May 2nd Penny Black

This postcard illustrates the Penny Black on piece with letters 'A' 'A' which was posted on the 2nd May 1840 and cancelled on arrival in London with a red 'tombstone' cancellation. Thus by the time the now famous Penny Black was officially issued on the 6th May, 1840, Postal History had already been made - in Bath.

Postcard from the Bath Postal Museum, sent by Laura (the UK).

Sunday Stamps | Pennies

Sunday Stamps is today about Anniversaries.

2020 marks the 180th anniversary of the Penny Black. The stamp knows as Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp used in a public stamp system. It was issued in May 1840, and features a profile of Queen Victoria.

Reproductions of the Penny Black, Twopenny Blue and Penny Red were meant to be part of the big London 2020 stamps shows. The fair was cancelled, but the stamps were issued anyway.

This is the whole sheet:

Image taken from Linn's 

The Penny Black (Pub)

How would you name a pub, if you were the owner? The Penny Black is in Singapore. However, this postcard arrived via Sri Lanka, sent by Ravindra.

I guess there is no need to explain the name, but just in case, from its website:

The name “Penny Black” is derived from the world’s first ever self-adhesive postage stamp which was printed black in colour, sold for one penny, and first issued on the 6th May 1840.