This stamp is regarded by many philatelists as the world’s most famous rare stamp. It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana in 1856 and only one specimen is known to exist. It was sold for 8,307,000 US Dollars to Stanley Gibbons PLC. What is this stamp?
Philatelia '24 - Quiz Competition

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
British Guiana 1c Magenta
Penny Black
Inverted Jenny
Blue Mauritius
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
This Oceanian country has an underwater post office. It is located 50 metres offshore and it is 3 metres below the surface. That post office even has a special cancellation stamp that can be used underwater. What is this country with the only underwater post office in the world?
Fiji
Vanuatu
Tonga
Samoa
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
This European landlocked country is the only country with a Philatelic and Numismatic Minister of the State. Simon Celli currently holds that post. What is this country also known as the Oldest Republic in the World?
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
San Marino
Andorra
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Poste Italiane is the National Mail System of which country?
France
Spain
Italy
Greece
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
What is the Mail System started in 1929 for Vatican City and other Italians?
Poste Vaticane
Royal Mail
USPS
Canada Post
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which Royal Couple's wedding was featured on North Korean postage stamps in 1982?
Diana, Princess of Wales and Charles, Prince of Wales
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which country issued a commemorative stamp for Robert Burns' 160th Death Anniversary?
Soviet Union (USSR)
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
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