Lesson26 The First Stamp
Have you ever mailed letters to your friends? If so， you must have putstamps on the letters before you sent them． So how did people receiveletters before stamps were invented， and who came up with the idea of usingstamps?
In the past， stamps and envelopes were not used． When people wanted tosend a letter， they would close the paper with a seal． The person who gotthe letter had to pay for it and the cosplayt was very high． Because of this，some senders would often place secret marks on the outside of the letter．The person who was sent the letter would read the secret message． Then， hewould refuse to accept the letter so as to avoid the payment．In Britain， Sir Rowland Hill introduced the Post Office Reforms in 1837． He decided that letters could go to any place in the country for a penny． The cosplayt was to be paid by the sender by placing a small piece of blackpaper on the letter． Thus was born the first stamp in the world and wasknown for its nickname Penny Black．
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第一张邮票
你曾给朋友寄过信吗？假如寄过，那你肯定在寄信之前在信封上贴上了邮票。那在邮票创造过去大家不用邮票和信封。当大家想寄信时，他们会在信纸上盖封口章。收到信的人得付钱而且成本很昂贵。正因这样，有的寄信的人一般在信外面标上特殊的记号，收信人会了解这个特殊的记号，然后他就拒绝收信，免付邮费。
1837年，罗兰希尔先生在英国主张了邮政改革。他提出只须付一便士，信就能寄到英国任何地方。成本由寄信人通过在信上粘贴一张黑色小纸支付。如此世界上第一张邮票就诞生了，大家昵称它为黑便士。
