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George and BoB or sittin bull

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Washington

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John

Looking for used pre-decimal OS/NSW and G/NSW state perfins, and NWPI KGV overprints.

Harding?

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Tony

washington

I got halfway to bathroom

Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Garfield

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Jefferson

Franklin

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dont be silly, Garfield is a big yellow cat

Monroe

Maddison

Hey, Scuzz is cheating! He's closer to Glen's Server than I am!

Adams

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Ben Franklin was appointed by the Continental Congress as the first Postmaster General of the Confederation on July 26, 1775.


QUESTION 18

What language does the is word philately derive from?

could you repeat the question?

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mobbor

Greek or Latin

franklin

Greek

Greek

Greek

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Latin

greek from philos

Haven't you got some stamps to list DB?? lol.

French

Scott, isn't it past your bedtime

ancient greek

Full point to David Benson and 1/2 point to Bob for his? each way bet :lol:


THE WORD PHILATELY IS GREEK IN ORIGIN. (Philos=friend and atelaia= exempt from charge or franked)
Philately means the study of postage stamps. A philatelist is someone who studies stamps and a philatelomaniac is a person who takes stamp collecting to a mania. Before stamps, receivers of mail would pay the price of the mail given to them. Most people wouldn't accept mail because of the high prices


QUESTION 19
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What year were the first stamps issued in the United States?

1847

1836

The coining of the word "philately" in its French form has been circumstantially attributed to Georges Herpin in the publication Le Collectionneur de timbres-postes, Vol. 1, November 15, 1864. It is formed from the Greek words philos (friend) and ateleia (exempt from charge, or "franked"), which is a stretch to relate to the study of stamps, but the alternatives of "timbrophily" & "timbrology" or "timbrologist" never caught on.

The origin of philately is in the observation that in a pile of stamps all appearing to be the same type, closer examination reveals different kinds of paper, different watermarks embedded in the paper, variations in color shades, different perforations, and other kinds of differences. Comparison with records of postal authorities may or may not show that the variations were intentional, which leads to further inquiry as to how the changes could have happened, and why. To make things more interesting, thousands of forgeries have been produced over the years, some of them very good, and only a thorough knowledge of philately gives any hope of detecting the fakes.

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1848

1845

1847

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1847

1847

1847
On July 1, 1847, the first stamps to be issued in the United States were sent to New York City. From there, the stamps were issued to other states. During the Civil War in 1861, many stamps were recalled in the Union. Meanwhile, the Confederate states issued new stamps.

QUESTION 20

Which of the present Canadian provinces issued stamps in their own right?
(Name them all)

[quote="MargoZ"]Full point to David Benson and 1/2 point to Bob for his? each way bet :lol:

YEAH but Margo it woz me ferst answa

1837

1847

1847 for Regular Postage, Impressed Duty well before that, also Postmaster Provisionals earlier

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Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI

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John

Looking for used pre-decimal OS/NSW and G/NSW state perfins, and NWPI KGV overprints.

newfoundland

Where's Canadian??????????

Newfoundland, Novia Scotia

newfoundland, new brunswick