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<b>1. <section begin=req1 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Relate briefly the story of the beginning of the postal service in your country.
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<b>2. <section begin=req2 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>How is the history of your country told in postage stamps?
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<b>3. <section begin=req3 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What are the rates for first-class mail in your country?
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<b>4. <section begin=req4 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>What country does not have its name on its stamps and why?
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<b>5. <section begin=req5 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Know the meaning of the following:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req5a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Coil stamp
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:<b>b. <section begin=req5b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Booklet stamp
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:<b>c. <section begin=req5c /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Perforations
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:<b>d. <section begin=req5d /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Perforation gauge
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:<b>e. <section begin=req5e /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Definitive stamps
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:<b>f. <section begin=req5f /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Commemorative stamps
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:<b>g. <section begin=req5g /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Hinges
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:<b>h. <section begin=req5h /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Plastic mounts
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<b>6. <section begin=req6 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Have a knowledge of how to soak stamps from paper and how to dry them.
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<b>7. <section begin=req7 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Make a collection of at least 750 stamps. (No two stamps alike.)
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<b>8. <section begin=req8 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Properly classify these stamps:
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:<b>a. <section begin=req8a /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>As to country.
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:<b>b. <section begin=req8b /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>In series; that is, according to year and design.
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<b>9. <section begin=req9 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Mount your stamps with gummed hinges or plastic mounts. (Plastic mounts are preferred for mint stamps.)
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<b>10. <section begin=req10 /><noinclude><translate></noinclude>Choose a topical idea and develop a display of at least nine pages, including a title page, suitable for a stamp club show, Pathfinder Fair, etc. Display should be artistically arranged, neatly labeled and mounted, showing careful thought and research. Be sure to include several covers or cachets.
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Revision as of 19:29, 24 December 2020

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Stamps

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1. Relate briefly the story of the beginning of the postal service in your country.

2. How is the history of your country told in postage stamps?

3. What are the rates for first-class mail in your country?

4. What country does not have its name on its stamps and why?

5. Know the meaning of the following:

a. Coil stamp

b. Booklet stamp

c. Perforations

d. Perforation gauge

e. Definitive stamps

f. Commemorative stamps

g. Hinges

h. Plastic mounts

6. Have a knowledge of how to soak stamps from paper and how to dry them.

7. Make a collection of at least 750 stamps. (No two stamps alike.)

8. Properly classify these stamps:

a. As to country.

b. In series; that is, according to year and design.

9. Mount your stamps with gummed hinges or plastic mounts. (Plastic mounts are preferred for mint stamps.)

10. Choose a topical idea and develop a display of at least nine pages, including a title page, suitable for a stamp club show, Pathfinder Fair, etc. Display should be artistically arranged, neatly labeled and mounted, showing careful thought and research. Be sure to include several covers or cachets.

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