In 1840, Britain issued the world's first postage stamp, a side view of Queen Victoria. Because the face value is one pence, and it is printed in black, it is called the "penny black" stamp.
一八四○年英國發行了世界第一枚郵票，這枚以維多利亞女王側面頭像為圖案的郵票，因面值是一便士，以黑色印刷，通稱「黑便士」郵票。