118 years of Trust Stamp Quiz THE TRIBUNE
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Saturday, August 1, 1998


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1. Identify the stamps.

2. In which denomination were they issued ?

3. When were they issued ?

4. What was the occasion for issuing the stamps ?

5. What is the monetary unit of Alderney ?

6. If a stamp bears the name Cabo Verde, can you tell the name of the country which has issued it ?

7. What is the full form of abbreviation C.D.S. in philately ?

8. True or false : in the year 1890 thumb impressions of illiterate person were accepted for money orders and savings bank accounts?

Answers

1. They depict a horse motif and a puppet.

2. 100 and 650 paise.

3. 29-10-1991.

4. On the third death anniversary of Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya.

5. 1 Alderney £ of 100 pence.

6. Cape Verde island.

7. Circular date stamp.

8. False : It was in the year 1895.

—N.W.


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