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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.