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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:


5a

Coil stamp



5b

Booklet stamp



5c

Perforations



5d

Perforation gauge



5e

Definitive stamps



5f

Commemorative stamps



5g

Hinges



5h

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:


8a

As to country.



8b

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.