A postage stamp is a sticky paper that proves payment of a fee for postal services. Typically a small rectangle attached to an envelope, the stamp means that the person has paid the postage in full or in part for delivery. Postage stamps are the most popular form of payment for correspondence made directly to the end consumer, alternatives include Postal Ticket and Postal Franking machine. The study of stamps is Philately. Stamp Collecting is a hobby of collecting stamps.
The first postage stamp was the Penny Black, (One Penny Black), which appeared in England on May 6, 1840. The idea was that of Sir Rowland Hill, member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that the sender would pay the tariff, because before the creation of the seal, the recipient is the paid, creating a huge number of returns.
On August 1, 1843, Brazil was the second country in the world to issue a stamp, called Olho de Boi and printed in a series of three values: 30 réis, with a circulation of 856,617 copies; 60 réis, with a circulation of 1,335,865 copies; and 90 réis, with only 341,125 copies.
Although the post office in Portugal was created in 1520, by D. Manuel I, due to the need to quickly deliver the enormous flow of parcels, letters, documents or objects, which was felt in Portugal due to the Portuguese Discoveries, the stamps arrived to Portugal on July 1, 1853, the first Portuguese stamp being the bust of D. Maria II, a seal designed by King D. Fernando himself, husband of D. Maria II. (D. Fernando was also the architect and interior designer of Palácio da Pena, Sintra).
Thus, Portugal was the 45th country to adopt the seal in the world and the only one to develop a collection especially for former colonies.
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