The penny post was to start,

 Victoria was etched as art,

Watermarks, plates & unique errors,

Difference found in fine shade terrors,

Originals cut from strips by hand,

Postcards sent from far away sand,

Alphabet numbers make up a plate,

Stamps marked by city & date,

A seventy seven may not be sound,

Worth a fortune when one's found,

Postmarks from across the Empire,

Letters of, news, & secret passionate fire,

Penny post has gone, emails are the rage,

Tell me how you feel & send it on a page.