STAMP QUIZ

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 38, 16 October 1946, Page 5

STAMP QUIZ

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOWLOCAL CLUB’S COMPETITION In view of the fact that the recent competition staged by the Whakatane Philatelic Society was limited to New Zealand stamps and also in view of the growing interest in collecting generally we publish herewith details all of which created much interest and not a few laughs. Now don’t cheat by looking at the answers at the foot of the article, work them out yourself—or try to.

Questions 1/ What pictures in this room (Borough Chambers) indicate a famous N.Z. stamp issue? 2/ Name the denominations of this issue? 3/ What stamps are known as the ‘dunces cap’ issue? 4/ How many tim'es has a kiwi figured in N.Z. issues? 5/ What recent N.Z. stamp made stamp history by depicting reverberations? 6/ (Individual tests) (a) Make the noise of the animal on the Id Chamber of Commerce issue. (b) Make the noise of the animal on the 2gd Chamber of Commerce issue. (c) The noise of the creature on the Id green 1935 issue. (d) The noise of the animals on the 6d red 1935 issue. (e) The noise of the animals on six stamps in the 1919 Victory issue? (f) Noise of the creature on the 1/- red 1898 issue. (g) Illustrate by’sound the type of vessel passing Britannia on the penny universal? (h) What blossom shows behind the Princesses in the 1944 Health issue? 7/ How many times have the two Princesses appeared on N.Z. stamps? 8/ Name the issues and their dates? 9/ What type of N.Z. stamps reminds us of a very famous local newspaper? 10/ What was the smallest N.Z. stamp ever issued? 11/ On what N.Z. stamp we find a reptilian link with the Rarimas? 12/ How many times has the full map of N.Z. figured on stamps (excluding world designs). Answers 1/ Centennial. 2/ Id, Id. 2d, 2ld, 3d, 4d, sd, 6d, 7d, Bd, 9d, 1/-. 3/ Admiral issue 1926. 4/ 1898 green and red 6d, 1935 red Id, and 1946 red 4d. 5/ 1/- grey Peace issue. 6/ (a) cow (moo); (b) sheep (ba-a-a); (c) fantail (tweet); ( d) horse (neigh); (e) lion (roar); (f) kea (caw caw); (g) steamer (too-o-t); (h) kowhai. 7/ Three. 8/ Health issues 1943 and 1944. Peace issue 2d purple. 9/ Government Insurance (Beacon). 10/ Newspaper issues 1873 and onwards. 11 Tuatara 8d brown 1935 pictorial. 12/ Twice. Id red 1915 and 7d red and black Centennial.