Saturday, January 6, 2001
S T A M P   Q U I Z


Questions

1. Identify the stamp?

2. When was it issued?

3. In what denomination was it issued?

4. On what occasion was it issued?

5. What is a souvenir card?

6. What is a souvenir sheet?

7. What is the difference between the two?

8. If a stamp bears the name Archipel Des Comores can you tell the name of the country which has issued it?

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Answers

1. The stamp features the portrait of Prithviraj Kapoor and the emblem of the theatre group..

2. 15.1.95.

3. 200 paise.

4. Golden jubilee of Prithvi Theatres.

5. A philatelic card not valid for postage, issued in conjunction with some special event.

6. A small sheet of stamps, usually including one value or a set of stamps.

7. Souvenir card is not valid for postage while the souvenir sheet is valid only upto the value of stamps.

8. Comaro Islands (Africa).

— NW