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Was it Queen Victoria on Britain’s first stamp, or was it King Ethelwulf?

Good question.  I’m guessing the latter, according to an online philately Q&A forum:

Q: Can you tell me when stamps first began to appear?

A: The first postage stamp was in Great Britain in 840 [sic].  The first U.S. postage stamp was in 1847.

My, were we behind the times!

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:50:13 -0500
Under history, stamp collecting
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