Saturday, April 14, 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. It was issued to mark which occasion?

5. What was the process of printing used for this stamp?

6. What is the monetary unit of Hungary?

7. If a stamp bears the name Congo Francais, can you tell the name of the country which has issued it?

8. What does directory markings mean in philately?

 
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Answers

1. David Sassoon Library and reading room.

2. 30.11.1998.

3. 300 paise.

4. 140th anniversary of the library.

5. Photogravure.

6. 1 forint of 100 fillers.

7. French Equatorial Africa.

8. Postal indication of delivery attempt, stating reason for failure, examples are "no such number" and "address unknown", etc.,

— NW