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!
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