Occussi-Ambeno:
1990, Penny
Black sesquicentennial.
19th
September, 1997.
Sesquicentenary
of the Invention of the first Postage Stamp.
| 166 | 30¢ | Purple | View stamp |
| 167 | 45¢ | Red | View stamp |
| 168 | $1.65 | Blue | View stamp |
This set commemorates the 150th birthday of the first postage stamp, the "Penny Black" (1840). The stamps were printed by letterpress with Adana 8-5 press by the Imperial Occussi-Ambeno Government Printing Office (KDPN), on gloss white paper with shiny gum, and they are perf 12. Each stamp has crown in gold, hieroglyphs in silver, Penny Black in black, denomination in purple, and country name in deep green: the frame colours are indicated here. To view the special First Day Cover, click here. Many other countries also celebrated this great event in 1990: to view the Kemp Land issue, click here. To view the Edelweiss issue, click here. To see the Bokhara stamp, click here. To view a Tui Tui stamp, click here, and to view the Karenni stamp, click here. The event was also celebrated with stamps from two Occussi-Ambeno provinces: to see the Tarantar Province stamp, click here, and to see the Feripæga Province stamp, click here.
