Stamp Quiz – General Philately Quiz

Stamp Quiz – General Philately Quiz

	Q ?	When was the first stamp born in world ?
	An:	1st May 1840
	Q ?	When was the first stamp put on sales to the public ?
	An:	06th May 1840
	Q ?	Who invented the postage stamp?
	An:	Sir Rowland Hill
	Q ?	What is the name of the first postage stamps in the world ?
	An:	Penny Black
	Q ?	Name the personality depicted on the first stamp in the world?
	An:	Queen Victoria
	Q ?	Name the country which issued the first postage stamp ?
	An:	Great Britain
	Q ?	What is Deltiology ?
	An:	The hobby of study and collection of Post Card is known as deltiology.
	Q?	Where is the headquarters of “Universal Postal Union (UPU)” ?
	An:	Bern, Switzerland
	Q ?	What was the earlier name of UPU ?
	An:	GPU – General postal Union
	Q ?	Who founded UPU – Universal Postal Union ?
	An:	Heinrich Von Stephan
	Q ?	Of what etymological origin is the word philately?
	An:	Greek and French
	Q ?	Who came up with the word philately?
	An:	Georges Herpin
	Q ?	The only person in the world to be honoured with a stamp by over 150 countries of the globe?
	An:	Mahatma Gandhi
	Q ?	Which country uses the abbreviation RSA on its stamps?
	An:	South Africa
	Q ?	Asia’s first adhesive stamp, the Scinde Dawk, was introduced in which year?
	An:	1852
	Q ?	World Post Day  is celebrated on ?
	An:	9 October
	Q ?	What is Aero – Philately?
	An:	Collection of Airmail stamps and other stationery
	Q ?	When was the first post card issued ?
	An:	1869
	Q ?	Name the country which issued first post card in the world ?
	An:	Austria

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