| 单词 | penny black |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny black penny black n. (a specimen of) the first one-penny postage stamp issued in the United Kingdom, on 6 May 1840; also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > payment for postage > [noun] > postage stamp > types of black1863 penny black1863 local1865 error1866 toadskin1867 fiscal1869 imperforate1874 tête-bêche1874 halfpenny1881 provisional1885 British colonial1902 precancel1903 definitive1929 airmail1930 pictorial1934 perfin1945 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > collecting stamps > [noun] > specific type of stamp penny black1863 tête-bêche1874 re-entry1916 pictorial1934 perfin1945 1863 Stamp-collector's Mag. 1 159/2 Penny black, 10d. 1901 Times 18 Nov. 8/6 There were two specimens of the very rare penny black stamp with the letters V.R. in the upper corners. 1936 R. Graves Antigua, Penny, Puce x. 149 I specialize in the archetype and grandmother of all stamps—the Penny Black of 1840. 1972 Daily Tel. 12 May (Colour Suppl.) 62/1 These are so rare that they are referred to as the Penny Blacks of the cigarette card world. 2003 Western Morning News (Nexis) 30 Aug. 9 Penny blacks from Cornwall are rare, in fact we haven't put one up for sale for more than five years. < as lemmas |
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