On This Day
1st May
1840 - The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system, in the UK.
1978 - The May Day Bank Holiday was officially introduced by the Labour government (of course it was then moved to the nearest Monday, for the sake of expediency).
1840 - The world's first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was used in a public postal system, in the UK.
1978 - The May Day Bank Holiday was officially introduced by the Labour government (of course it was then moved to the nearest Monday, for the sake of expediency).
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