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Timeshift

17 Season
184 Episode

Timeshift - Season 16 Episode 3 Penny Blacks & Twopenny Blues: How Britain Got Stuck on Stamps


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60 minutes 2025 HD

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A look at how the introduction of the penny post changed Britain, and how enthusiasm for the first stamps led to the emergence of stamp-collecting as a popular hobby.

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