A PHILATELIC COMPETITION FOR YOUTH - BRNO
2000
RESULTS:
IIIrd. ROUND - RIGHT ANSWERS:
Jiří Dvořák, Znojmo,
CZ
Michal Musil, Jihlava, CZ
Petra Langová, Brno, CZ
Martina Langová, Brno, CZ
Petr Adámek, Hlinsko v Čechách,
CZ
Jan Bengl, Chomutov, CZ
Oscar G. Ledesma Pineiro -
Argentina (Prix send 17/9/99)
No. |
Question |
Answer |
| 1-1 | The Word Postal Union was founded in 1874 in |
a - Prague b - Bern c - Paris d - New York |
| 1-2 | The first Czechoslovak postage stamp (Hradčany) was typographed. Who invented typography ?  |
a - K. Klíč b - A. Guttenberg c - the Lumiere brothers d - J.A. Komenský |
| 1-3 | The numbers on the perforation gauge indicate: |
a - the number of holes on 2 cm length b - the number of holes on 1 cm length c - the "height" of the holes in millimeters |
| 1-4 | Which of the following words does not name a way of separating stamps ? | a - perforation b - cutting c - roulette d - perfin |
| 1-5 | Which of the following firms does not publish philatelic catalogues ? |
a - Zumstein b - Yvert & Tellier c - Hawid d - Hewlet Packard |
| 1-6 | The first postage stamp in the world (issued on 6 May 1840) carries the picture of:: |
a - King George b - Queen Elizabeth I. c - Queen Victoria d - King Edward |
IInd round 1 September 1999 - 30 November
1999
No. |
Question |
Answer |
| 2-1 | The Austro-Hungarian Empire has one world primacy in postal operation: |
a - issue of the first postage stamp b - transport of the first air mail c - issue of the first postcard with imprinted stamp |
| 2-2 | Has the Czechoslovak Post ever issued airmail stamps? |
a - yes b - no |
| 2-3 | "AIEP" is an abbreviation for: |
a - International Union of Philatelic Journalists b - International Union of Philatelic Experts c - International Union of Aerophilatelic Unions d - International Philatelic Union |
| 2-4 | Sir Rowland Hill was: | a - founder of the Gibbons company b - head postmaster of the Thurn-Taxis Post c - promotor and designer of the first postage stamp in the world |
| 2-5 | Do you know the following stamp - issuing countries: |
a - SHQIPERIA = Albania b - HELVETIA = Switzerland c - DDR = German Democratic Republic d - HELLAS = Greece |
| 2-6 | What is "Catapult mail" ? |
a - mail carried by a pilot who was made to catapult b - news catapulted from besieged cities in the middle ages (pre-stamp) c - mail forwarded by plane launched out of catapult on sailing ship. |
IIIrd round 1 December 1999 - 4 March 2000
No. |
Question |
Answer |
| 3-1 | Which countries are the following catalogues published in? |
a - Michel - Germany b - Zumstein - Switzerland c - Yvert & Tellier - France d - Gibbons - Great Britain |
| 3-2 | "FEPA" is : |
a - an abbreviation for International Philatelic Federation b - kind of paper for stamp print c - an abbreviation for Federation of European Philatelic Associations d - the union of stamps colectors oriented on football |
| 3-3 | Alfons Mucha - the designer of the first Czechoslovak postage stamp was known
worldwide as an artist representing a certain artistic style. It was: |
a - cubism b - Art Nouveau c - constructivism d - impresionism |
| 3-4 | Has the Czechoslovak Post issued other than right angled stamps? | a - yes b - no |
| 3-5 | Censorship is: |
a - check on contents of mail b - producer of philatelic equipement c - check on stamp print d - kind of print |
| 3-6 | Which of the following countries doesn´t border on the Czech Republic? |
a - Poland b - Germany c - Russia d - Slovakia e - Italy f - Hungary |