118 years of Trust Stamp Quiz THE TRIBUNE
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Saturday, September 5, 1998


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Questions:

1. Identify the personality in the stamp.

2. When was it issued?

3. In which denomination was it issued?

4. What was the purpose of issuing the stamp?

5. What is the monetary unit of Antigua?

6. What is the full form of abbreviation U in philately?

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

8. True/false: Soldiers were charged 1d. for letters sent to the UK since the introduction of postage stamp.

Answers

1. Sri Ramana Maharshi.

2. 14-04-1971.

3. 20 paise.

4. To pay homage to this great saint and spiritual teacher on his 21st death anniversary.

5. 1 East Caribbean $ of 100 cents.

6. Used.

7. Mexico.

8. False: Up to 1855 they were free and later 1d. was levied.

       
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