THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR BRAIN
Do you know where the idea for postage stamps came from? In 1840, Great Britain created the first postage stamps, an idea thought up by a man named Sir Rowland Hill. These stamps had the head of Queen Victoria printed on them and were called "Penny Blacks."
Before postage stamps were made, people took letters to the post office and just paid a fee to have them sent. The postmaster would collect the money and write "paid" on the letters. The new stamps allowed people to mail their letters from public mailboxes that the British government set up all over the country. They no longer had to make a special trip to the post office every time they wanted to mail a letter.
Today, every country in the world has its own stamps, with the country's name printed on them. Great Britain is the only country that does not print its name on its stamps!