Sir Rowland Hill handwritten signed letter Guyana stamps Great Britain 1912 ½d green

Great Britain 1912 ½d green (Die 2

Through his insightful leadership of British and allied forces

Ceylon 1857-59 1s

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These rare drawings are by 12 year-old George V and 9 year-old Princess Victoria on paper headed 'Marlborough House

Sir Rowland Hill handwritten signed letter Guyana stamps Great Britain 1912 ½d greenA handwritten & signed letter from Sir Rowland Hill, inventor of the postage stamp. Dated 1838, and relating to the development of the penny post Sir Rowland Hill (1795 1879) was an English postal reformer famous for his development of the penny post and invention of the world's first postage stamp, the penny black, in 1840. Hill's tranformation of the postal service in the UK soon spread around the world, and revolutionised global communication in