118 years of Trust Stamp Quiz THE TRIBUNE
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Saturday, August 22, 1998


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Questions:

1. Identify the portrait in the stamp.

2. When was it issued?

3. In what denomination was it issued?

4. What was the purpose of issuing the stamp?

5. What is the monetary unit of Burma?

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

7. What is the full form of abbreviation RP in philately?

8. True or false: The charge for a letter from England to India in 1815 was 3sh.

Answers:

1. It is a self portrait by Gaganendra Nath Tagore.

2. On 17.09.68.

3. 20 paise.

4. On his 101st birth anniversary.

5. Kyat of 100 pyas.

6. Lesotho.

7. Reserved Price.

8. False: It was 3sh 6d payable on delivery.

       
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