Saturday, June 16, 2001
S T A M P   Q U I Z

 

1. Identify the stamp.

2 When was it issued?

3. In what denomination was it issued?

4. Who was he?

5. Where has the stamp been printed?

6. If CFA is overprinted on a stamp of France, can you
tell the name of the country it represents?

7. What does the term forerunner mean in philately?

8. Quote an example.

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Answers:

1. Suraj Narain Singh.

2. 31.5.2001.

3. 300 paise.

4. Revolutionary-cum-nationalist.

5. Madras Security Printers. Ltd,

6. Reunion.

7. A stamp or postal stationary item used in a given location prior to the issuing of regular stamps for the location.

8. Turkish stamps before 1918 cancelled in Palestine are forerunners of Israeli issues.

— NW