{"id":759,"date":"2015-05-30T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T10:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/?post_type=dt_portfolio&#038;p=759"},"modified":"2023-04-26T14:32:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T13:32:17","slug":"penny-black","status":"publish","type":"dt_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.towermint.co.uk\/project\/penny-black\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Gibraltar Penny Black 175th Anniversary Coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1519050365348{padding-top: 100px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;760&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527674947559{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 40px;\">Penny Black<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1527673643384{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 5px;\">issued by: <span style=\"color: #ffbf00;\">Government of Gibraltar<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong>Diameter:<\/strong> Various | <strong>Weight:<\/strong> Various | <strong>Metal:<\/strong> Various[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In 1840 an innovative new idea was launched that was destined to transform the way we communicate with each other and the postage stamp was born.<\/p>\n<p>The Penny Black became the\u00a0world&#8217;s\u00a0first postage stamp, a symbol of the wonderful era of innovation during the 19th century. 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