2015 RPA STAMP OLYMPIAD MARCH 26, 2015 Yearly stamp quiz by Fred Haynes of 20 philatelic questions. Guess the answer and “click” to see if you were right!

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2015 RPA STAMP OLYMPIAD MARCH 26, 2015 Yearly stamp quiz by Fred Haynes of 20 philatelic questions. Guess the answer and “click” to see if you were right!

April 1, 1965

President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC A.46 cents B. 49 cents C. 51 cents D. 53 cents E. 56 cents 15 cts18 cts20 cts

6 Who was the first U.S. Postmaster General ? A. Thomas Stone B. Ben Franklin C. John Hancock D. Richard Bache E. Thomas Jefferson July 26, 1776 Second – Nov. 7, 1776

7 The Gold Coast in no longer. What is the name of this country now? A. Liberia B. Sierra Leone C. Nigeria D. Namibia E. Ghana

1872-present

Which Islamic country was the first to portray a person on their stamp? A. Persia B. Egypt C. Turkey D. Eritrea E. Tunisia 9 Persia

10 The first U.S. stamp issued to honor the Olympics commemorated the 3 rd Winter Games. Where were they held ? A. Chamonix, France B. Squaw Valley, CA C. Bavaria, Germany D. Lake Placid, NY E. St. Moritz, Switzerland

How many different postage stamps did the U.S. issue in 2014? A. 87 B. 94 C. 102 D. 109 E

What is the sum of the postage in these three transportation coil stamps?

14

15 Which of these countries has a country map on its first stamp ? A. Democratic Republic of Congo B. Australia C. Djbouti D. Greenland E. Kenya

We all can visualize the 1930 Graf Zeppelin air mail series. But, can we recall the denomination of the highest value stamp in the set? A. $1.30 B. $2.20 C. $2.40 D. $2.60 E. $

Individual American Sports Heroes were not honored with stamps until Which two champions were honored on U.S. stamps in A. Jim Thorpe and Babe Ruth B. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig C. Babe Zaharias and Bobby Jones D. Knute Rockne and Francis Ouimet E. Jackie Robinson and Bobby Jones

Which country issued the first Christmas Seal ? A. Denmark B. Belgium C. France D. Sweden E. Great Britain 18

This 1986 stamp has two errors associated with its printing. The most common of these two errors is: 19 A. black cancel is inverted B. red 1886 date is missing C. black cancel is missing D. blue color is missing E. Stamp Collecting printed in blue

The Stamp Collecting Booklet issue of 1986 was a Joint Issue with what country ? A. Belgium B. Great Britain C. Canada D. Sweden E. Spain 20

Thanks for playing along! Happy Stamping!