Private company
Perkins Bacon
Logo: Michael Romanov, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Printer of books, banknotes, and postage stamps
Perkins, Bacon & Co was a printer of books, bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamps, in 1840.2 It ceased to exist in 1935.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1819Founded1
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Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co was a printer of books, bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the world's first adhesive postage stamps, in 1840.2
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- WikipediaPerkins Bacon
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- WikidataQ7169031
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- 1WikidataPerkins Bacon on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPerkins Bacon on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPerkins Bacon logo by Michael Romanov, Public domain