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TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, December 13, 2010
Greetings Infomaniacs,
The post office is busier than ever this time of year
delivering our holiday cards and packages before December 25.
However, none of the stuff we want to mail would get anywhere
without that little postage stamp. I dug up a few fun facts
about stamps that I thought you would enjoy on this Monday
morning...
Enjoy!
Melissa
Email Melissa: mailto:melissa@gophercentral.com
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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The postage stamp is a flimsy thing
No thicker than a beetle's wing
And yet it will roam the world for you
Exactly where you tell it to"
HINT: (1868-1938), versatile and popular English writer.
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RANDOM TIDBITS
Bhutan, an Asian nation in the Himalayan Mountains, issued
a group of postage stamps that were actually phonograph
records. These stamps, issued in 1973, had native folk
songs recorded on one side and could be played on a record
player.
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Sometime before 1883 advertising for various products was
printed on the back of U.S. three-cent stamps.
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In 1693, letters were held in front of a candle to
determine the postage rate. The less the light shone
through, the more costly the rate. This was known as
candling.
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An underseas post office was established in 1939 as part of
a scientific facility on the sea bed off the Bahamas. They
used a special oval postmark that was inscribed "SEA FLOOR/
BAHAMAS."
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Great Britain is the only country which issues stamps
without its name printed on them. The profile of the monarch
appears instead.
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When stamps were first issued, they had no gum on the back.
If paste was not available, mailers sometimes pinned or
even sewed stamps to envelopes.
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*** Weekly Mind-Scrambler ***
Though liquid in nature, don?t push me too far; for then I
will break, and the damage may scar. What am I?
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Answer will be posted in Friday's Trivia Today. Good Luck!
If your name appears in Friday's newsletter,
email me your complete name and address and I will ship
your prize.
Be sure to put "Winner" in the subject line.
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QUOTE: "The postage stamp is a flimsy thing
No thicker than a beetle's wing
And yet it will roam the world for you
Exactly where you tell it to"
ANSWER: E.V. Lucas.
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