@ QUESTIONS & ANSWERS @

Q : Which stamp is the rarest stamp in the world and when it was issued ?
A : British Guyana 1c stamp of 1856.

Q : What is the name of France oldest stamp shop ?
A : La Maison Roumet.

Q : Which country issued the biggest stamp and when ? What is its size ?
A : China, 1913, measures 247.5 x 69.8 mm.

Q : Swiss and Ireland have on the same date made separate organisations to look after the posts and telecom matters ie. Swiss Post & Swisscom and Ireland Post & Telecom Ireland. Which date ?
A : 1 January, 1998.

Q : Name of Monaco Prince who is a great philatelist ?
A : HSH Prince Rainer.

Q : Which country set up the first mail box and when ?
A : Paris, 1653.

Q : When was the Canadian Postal Museum opened and where is it situated ?
A : Opened on 11 June, 1997 in Hull, Quebec.

Q : Four countries did not issue any stamp in year 1996. Which four ?
A : The Cornoros Is, Guinea-Bissau, Nakichevan and Rwanda.

Q : Which is the only world organisation to issue stamps ?
A : United Nations.

Q : Which country has the distinction of having issued the first stamp booklet ?
A : Luxembourg.

Q : What image was the first to appear on Australian booklet stamps and when ?
A : Kangaroo, 1913.

Q : Gina Lollobrigida, Italian famous movie star, has designed a stamp depicting ?
A : Mother Teresa.

QUOTE

I would define a postage stamp as a receipt passed by the Postal Department for money paid to it in return for a warranty to perform a certain service, viz: to deliver safely and promptly to the addressee the article (letter, parcel, etc.) to which the stamp is affixed.

~ B B Paymaster ICS, India ~

INTRODUCE A CHILD/YOUNGSTER TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF STAMPS AND HE WILL ENJOY HIS LEISURE IMMENSELY AND PROFITABLY.

STAMP EXHIBITIONS ARE THE VITAMINS OF THE HOBY. VISIT AS MANY OF THEM TO LEARN AND ENJOY THEM.

PHILATELIC LITERATURE IS THE GATEWAY TO ENJOYING AND APPRECIATING THE HOBBY MUCH MORE.

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