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Who is generally credited with the idea for the Penny Black?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 8:22 AM on January 26, 2009

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Sir Rowland Hill was a British teacher and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of penny postage, and later served as a government postal official. He is usually credited with originating the basic concepts of the modern postal service, including the invention of the postage stamp.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w iki/Rowland_Hill_(postal_reformer)

Answered at 7:24 PM on January 26, 2009

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The Penny Black has a portrait of Queen Victoria on it. Who is responsible for this portrait?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 8:23 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

William Wyon became chief engraver at the Royal Mint in 1828, in 1834 he modelled the head of Princess Victoria when she was 15, and this was subsequently used for the City Medal struck in 1837 to celibrate her first visit to the City of London after her accession to the throne when she was 18. This was the model for the head on the line-engraved stamps of 1840-79, the embossed stamps of 1847-54 and the postal stationary 1841-1901.

http://www.imagesofth eworld.org/stamps/wyon.htm

Answered at 6:59 PM on January 26, 2009

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What is the country name printed on the Penny Black?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 8:23 AM on January 26, 2009

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No name of a country.

UK is the only country in the world which does not have its name on its stamps.

Answered at 6:54 PM on January 26, 2009

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After only a year, the Penny Black was changed. What was done to it?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 8:24 AM on January 26, 2009

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most of the cancelled examples are from trials which were made for cancellation types, inks, and experiments with their removal. These trials led to the change from black to red stamps and vice versa for the cancellations.

http://en.wikip edia.org/wiki/Penny_Black

Answered at 6:51 PM on January 26, 2009

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What company was chosen to print the Penny Black?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 8:24 AM on January 26, 2009

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Messrs. Perkins, Bacon & Co was a printer of bank notes and postage stamps, most notable for printing the Penny Black, the first stamps, in 1840.

http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Perkins_Bacon

Answered at 6:53 PM on January 26, 2009

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Who was the first non Royal to appear on a UK stamp?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 10:23 AM on January 26, 2009

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William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) followed by charles Dickens.

Answered at 6:44 PM on January 26, 2009

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To a postal historian, what are Maltese Crosses and Spoons?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 10:27 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Letters had postmarks long before the first adhesive postage stamps were issued. ... crowned circles, tombstones, spoons, thimbles, Maltese crosses, ...

www.linns.com/howto/refres her/postmarks_20020401/refreshercou rse.aspx

Answered at 6:24 PM on January 26, 2009

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Where are the headquarters of the Universal Postal Union?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 10:24 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. Each member country agrees to the same set of terms for conducting international postal duties. Universal Postal Union's headquarters are located in Berne, Switzerland.

http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/Universal_Postal_Union

Answered at 6:34 PM on January 26, 2009

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Describe the body of a bee?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 6:23 PM on January 26, 2009

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A bee's head is dominated by two large compound eyes. Between the compound eyes are three small ocelli or simple eyes which register light levels.

The antennae sit almost in the center of the face. Each is composed of a basal stalk or scrape and a longer segmented flagellum.

The thorax is the middle portion of the bee's body where the legs and wings are attached. Each pair of legs are specialized in structure for performing different activities. The front legs are used to clean the head, eyes and mouth and also have a special cleaning apparatus for grooming the antennae. The middle pair of legs are used to clean the body, loosen pollen from the pollen baskets, clean the wings and move wax plates that are secreted from glands on the abdomen. The hind legs are specialized for pollen collection. Each leg is flattened, and on workers are covered with long fringed hairs that form the pollen basket.

The abdomen contains the digestive, and reproductive organs of the bee. There are several abdominal segments, each composed of an upper tergum, and a lower sternum with the lower portion overlapping the segment behind it.

At the end of the abdomen is the sting, which when not in use is completely retracted into the abdomen. The sting is made of an upper stylet and two lower lancets.

Answered at 6:28 PM on January 26, 2009

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