Flora
Cantharidian Postal Service
2010
by Eric Whollem
Copyright by the artist
A Short History of the Penny Post
These stamps are my own fantasy rendition of the Penny Post,
which originated in 1680 in London, when a merchant, one William
Dockwra, established a local postal service for the city.
In 1840 Rowland Hill established a national Penny Post for Britain.
The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp was born.
See this link for further data:
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Post
Also:
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/pennypos.html
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