Penny Black

Japanese: Penny Black(英語表記)PennyBlack
Penny Black

…Hill believed that postal rates should be as cheap as possible, and proposed lowering postage rates and introducing a flat rate system. This was passed by Congress in 1939, and the following year, 1940, the distance-based rate system was changed to a flat rate system based on weight. Moreover, he required postage stamps to be used for postage payment, and the first stamp, known as the Penny Black, was issued on May 1, 1940. Hill also became the supervisor of the postal service and established the postal money order system. …

From [Postal Mail]

…In 1832, R. Hill appeared and proposed lowering postage fees, a national uniform postage system based on weight, and the use of stamps. This reform proposal was implemented in January 1840, and on May 1 of the same year, the world's first postage stamp, called the Penny Black, was issued. This system was quickly adopted in the United States, France, Germany, and other countries. …

From [Postage stamps]

…The inventor of this invention is said to have been James Chalmers (1782-1853), but it was R. Hill who put it into practice. The first stamp at this time was called the Penny Black, a black one-penny stamp with a portrait of Queen Victoria. At that time, there were no perforations (holes on all four sides) to separate the stamps, so they were cut one by one with scissors. Up until this time, postage was either received from the recipient or paid in cash when mailing at the post office, but this was inconvenient, so people bought stamps in advance and could mail them anytime, anywhere by simply putting them on an envelope. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Penny Black" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…郵便料金はできるだけ安価であることが前提であるとし,料金の値下げと均一料金制の導入を提唱,39年にそれは議会を通過し,翌40年から距離別の料金体系は重量別の均一料金制に改められた。しかも料金の納付に郵便切手を用いることとしたもので,ペニー・ブラックPenny Blackとして知られる最初の切手が,40年5月1日に発行された。ヒルはまた郵便事業の監督者の地位に就任し,郵便為替制度も創設した。…

【郵便】より

…1832年にいたってR.ヒルが登場し,料金の値下げと重量別の全国均一料金制,切手を用いることを提言した。この改革案は40年1月から実施され,同年5月1日にはペニー・ブラックPenny Blackと呼ばれる世界最初の郵便切手が発行された。この制度は,アメリカ,フランス,ドイツ等に早速採り入れられた。…

【郵便切手】より

…創案者はチャルマーズJames Chalmers(1782‐1853)であったといわれるが,これを実施したのはR.ヒルである。このときの最初の切手は〈ペニー・ブラックPenny Black〉といわれるもので,黒色でビクトリア女王の肖像を入れた1ペニーの切手であったが,当時はまだ切手を切り離すための目打(めうち)(四方にあけた穴)はなく,一つ一つはさみで切って使用した。このときまで郵便料金は受取人から受け取るか,または現金で郵便局で差し出すときに支払ったが,不便なのであらかじめ切手を買っておいて,いつでも,どこでも封筒にはれば出せるようにした。…

※「Penny Black」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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