What is Penny Red?
[[File:PennyRed.jpeg|thumb|145px|A Penny Red showing [[Queen Victoria]]]] [[File:Stamp UK Penny Red pl148.jpg|thumb|145px|A Penny Red with a black cancellation mark on it]] The '''Penny Red''' was a [[postage stamp]] issued in 1841 to replace the [[Penny Black]]. It was the main type of postage stamp in the [[United Kingdom]] until 1879. The design was hardly changed at all. The colour was changed from [[black]] to [[red]] because it was hard to see the red [[Cancellation (mail)|cancellation]] mark on the Penny Black. It was easier to see a black cancelling on a Penny Red. It is not a very rare stamp. == Related pages == * [[Penny Black]] * [[Penny Lilac]] * [[Queen Victoria]] * [[Twelve Penny Black]] * [[Two Penny Blue]] {{-}} {{UK-stub}} [[Category:Postage stamps]] [[Category:Philately of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1841 establishments in the United Kingdom]]