W: When did you become interested in collecting stamps? M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It's an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840. W: Really? I didn't know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery before the appearance of postage stamps was paid by either the sender or the receiner. How much was the usual charge? M: Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post of rices were losing money with that system. Rowland Hill an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued. W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria., Question: When were the first postage stamps issued? (A) In 1840. (B) In 1820. (C) In 1804.
(A) In 1840.