Stamp Giveaway # 36 (Audubon, Durer) [solved]

Barbuda (Durer set, Audubon set & s/s); Redonda (Audubon set & s/s); Central African Republic (6 s/s)

Only question: Where was the world's first postage stamp that used embossing in the production process issued?

First correct answer received before or at 10 AM, Sept 26, 2021 wins. If there is no correct answer, the first response wins. My decision as to winner is final.

Good luck to all who decide to participate!

Will

In Great Britain. 1 Shilling issued 11 September 1847?

There is also the US 1 cent stamp (light blue) from 1853. I know that's later than the British one, but just found it interesting.

Interesting answers you two found.

This time I'm stopping by just to say thanks to Will.
Today I received the letters from the 2 rounds I won some weeks ago. And one of them have a very nice postmark on the envelope.

The correct answer is still elusive so keep the entries coming.

Thanks Giobruno. I'm glad your prizes arrived.

Will

I think the first embossed stamp was issued at Somerset House, London.

Embossing has been used regularly on postage and other types of stamps. Notable early examples include some of the earliest stamps of Italy, Natal, and Switzerland, as well as the early high values of Great Britain (1847–54).

My answer/guess :



From July 1, 1845, the postage stamp Basel Dove was sold in Basel, Switzerland.
The stamp, designed by the architect Melchior Berri, featured a white embossed dove carrying a letter in its beak, and was inscribed "STADT POST BASEL". With a value of 2½-rappen. It was the first tricolor stamp in the world and the only postage stamp issued by Basel.

Engraved and printed by H.B. Krebs of Frankfurt on thick yellowish-white wove paper in sheets of 40 (5 rows of 8 stamps), the stamps were sold to the public in half-sheets of 20 for 5 Batzen (50 Rappen). The "Basel Dove", as it became known, printed in black, crimson, and blue, became the world's first multi-colored stamp, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful stamps ever produced.

For many years it was not known how many stamps Krebs had printed, how many were received by the Basel Post Office, nor how many were actually sold to the public. In the early 1930s, an article appeared in the Swiss philatelic press stating the total issued was 20,880. More recent information, provided by expert collectors researching the archives of the Basel Postal Administration and the records of the designer Berri, suggests the total printed was 41,480.

Congratulations, Najuk! You have the right answer. The Basel stamp is also the world's first picturing a bird and the world's first in 3 colors. Your stamps will be on their way soon.

As for the losers, more giveaways will be coming. So good luck!

Will