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Which country issued the first self adhesive stamp?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 10:28 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

The first self-adhesive stamps were issued by Sierra Leone on 10 February 1964.

http://www.auspost.com.a u/philatelic/stamps/index.asp?link_ id=4.88

Answered at 6:22 PM on January 26, 2009

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What design was on the first stamp issued by the Commonwealth of Australia (1913)?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:05 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

The Kangaroo and Map series, first issued in 1913, were the first real Australian stamps.

http://www.auspost.c om.au/philatelic/stamps/index.asp?l ink_id=4.17

Answered at 6:19 PM on January 26, 2009

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To a stamp collector, what do the initials 'S.G.' mean?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:11 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Edward Stanley Gibbons was an English philatelist and founder of Stanley Gibbons Ltd, publishers of the famous Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue and other stamp-related books and magazines.

Answered at 6:07 PM on January 26, 2009

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What colour is the 1932 5 Shilling Sydney Harbour Bridge issue?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:08 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Its green colour.

Answered at 6:12 PM on January 26, 2009

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What is the name of the stamp issuing authority in Australia?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:06 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Australia post.

Australia Post is trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation, the postal service with a monopoly in Australia.

http://www.stamps .com.au/

Answered at 6:16 PM on January 26, 2009

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What was the standard letter postage rate between February 1985 and August 1986?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:09 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Different countries have different rates....The country has not been mentioned here.

Answered at 6:08 PM on January 26, 2009

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Australia Post issues stamps for use by personnel posted to the Australian Antarctic Territory (A.A.T.). Are these stamps valid for use in Australia?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 12:06 PM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

Absolutely.

Answered at 5:58 PM on January 26, 2009

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What is the face value of the highest denomination stamp issue?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:15 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

It depends upon the country that is being talked about. I see no country mentioned in the question.

Answered at 6:00 PM on January 26, 2009

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Since 1979, an Australian stamp has been issued each April to celebrate which occasion?

Asked by premkumar v in Do It Yourself at 11:12 AM on January 26, 2009

Keshto Patel's Answer

From 1980, a stamp has been issued annually to commemorate the monarch's birthday.

http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Stamps_and_postal_history_ of_Australia

Answered at 6:04 PM on January 26, 2009

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