The commemoration of an event that provided the possibility of international messaging for almost 100 years.
He January 7 is celebrated on International Postage Stamp Day. This anniversary was born together with the organizer of the German postal system, Heinrich Stephan. Stephan was born on January 7, 1831 in ‘Slupsk’, a town in northern Poland very close to the border with what is now Germany. He was Postmaster General of the Empire and organizer of the postal system.
In addition to the aforementioned position, he was present in different roles in the politics of the then German Empire. He was Secretary of State of the Royal Post Office, Minister of State of Prussia, Member of the Prussian House of Lords and Canon of Merseburg. Finally, another of Stephan’s legacies was the creation of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).
Penny Black Queen Victoria
Postage Stamp Day: why January 7
At present this effort made by Heinrich Stephanbecause postal mail has stopped being used, paper communication and the organization of the most important data in the world is being developed digitally, but at the time it was managed to create a standardized methodology for the whole world regarding the rules for exchanging packages and letters in record time.
By the end of the 19th century, he ensured that all countries in the world except China complied with these regulations. Which made email the largest information exchange service that humanity had for several decades, until the arrival of the Internet.
Postage stamps with great value
Although this method of messaging is not currently used, postage stamps can have great artistic and collector value. Taking into account its history or the number of copies that exist, this can also translate into extravagant monetary values. Like for example the Queen Victoria’s Penny Black Postage Stampprepared by a British professor called Rowland Hillwhich today is valued at more than two billion dollars.
This stamp was the first in history and is a profile of Queen Victoria with the word Postage at the top and the words One Penny (1 pence) at the bottom. It is a very simple design but it is one of the most precious objects for collectors.
Source: Ambito
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