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All about stamps
How much do you know about postage stamps?
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Who invented the postage stamp?
Rowland Hill
Which country invented the postage stamp?
United Kingdom
In what year did the first postage stamp appear?
1840
What was the first postage stamp commonly known as?
Penny Black
And whose potrait appeared on that stamp?
Queen Victoria
Which was the second country to issue postage stamps, in 1843?
Brazil
What is the technical term for stamp collecting?
Philately
What are the holes at the edge of stamps called?
Perforations
Which country issued the 1c Magenta, considered to be the world's rarest stamp?
British Guiana
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Which country's stamps are inscribed 'Lietuva'?
Lithuania
Which country's stamps are inscribed 'Nippon'?
Japan
Which country first issued triangular stamps?
Cape of Good Hope
Which country issued the first Christmas stamp?
Canada
An envelope bearing stamps on the day they are issued is known as a..?
First Day Cover
In 1973 which country issued stamps that could be played on a record player?
Bhutan
What is the name of the UN agency that co-ordinates the worldwide postal system?
Universal Postal Union
Which British colony famously issued the 'Post Office' stamps of 1847?
Mauritius
Which country's stamps are inscribed 'Helvetia'?
Switzerland
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