The History of Stamps

Stamps were invented in England in 1837 by Sir Rowland Hill.The idea of stamps was based on the weight of the letter or package,not by the distance.Soon other countries followed the example of England.The first stamp was made with a portrait and was printed in .1840 by the name ,,penny black''.The stamp was made for light letters weeing 14 grams or less.In 1843 Brazil was the next country  to make national posts.The next country to make stamps was Switzerland.Stamps arrived in the US in 1847,the US make post for 10-5 cents.The congress of the US put the stamps in use and they spread in every city in the US.In 1860 more than ninety countries used the stamps.Soon there were thousands of different stamps.