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The '''Penny Black''' was the brain child of '''Rowland Hill''' who for the first time suggested a one-price stamp for all- any area in the country that the person sending the letter had to pay (before then you paid to receive a letter and the cost depended on how far it had travelled). | The '''Penny Black''' was the brain child of '''Rowland Hill''' who for the first time suggested a one-price stamp for all- any area in the country that the person sending the letter had to pay (before then you paid to receive a letter and the cost depended on how far it had travelled). | ||