1 May 2007Philately will get you nowhere
One hundred and sixty-seven years ago today, the UK issued the first adhesive postage stamp, the "Penny Black".
One hundred sixty-six years and three hundred sixty-four days ago, the first philatelist stuck one in an album rather than on a letter. Then again, any stamp you buy and don't actually use represents pure profit for the Post Office, so it's not like it's a complete waste of time. Posted at 9:01 AM to Entirely Too CoolTrackBack: 1:06 PM, 1 May 2007 » Just the best post title ever from Scribal Terror At Dustbury...[read more] |