The cost was high a postmen39;s visit was often unwelcome and

The cost was high a postmen39;s visit was often unwelcome and many people didn39;t want to pay . in 1840 Rowland Hill suggested a postal reform according to which the one who sent a letter had to play a penny for it no matter how far the distance travelled thanks to Rowland Hill on may 6, 1840, the Penny Black the world39;s first postal stamp appeared . a Penny Black cost one penny and had a picture of Queen Victoria on it . it was the first stamp in the world and that is why there was no word quot;Britain quot; on it . today British stamps do not have the country39;s name on them either and British people rely on the Royal Mail as much as they did on the post hundreds of years ago . if you want to learn more about the Royal Mail you can visit the British Museum and Archives in London or the Postal Museum in Bath . They both tell you about the Royal Mail and its significant place in history . in the Royal Mail Archives one can also find information on family members who worked in the postal service in the Postal museum in Bath you can see working machines a life-size Victorian post office and a children39;s activities room.БЕЗ ПЕРЕВОДЧИКА Необходимо СРОЧНО Сейчас