Historical Events for May 1840
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Months in 1840: January February March April June July August September October December
Results 1 - 7 of 7
1st - 1st adhesive postage stamps ("Penny Blacks" from England) issued
6th - 1st postage stamps (Penny Black) issued (Great Britain)
7th - Tornado strikes Natchez Miss, kills 317
8th - Alexander Wolcott patents Photographic Process
20th - York Minster was badly damaged by fire
21st - NZ became a British colony
22nd - The transporting of British convicts to the New South Wales colony is abolished.
