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How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800? Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.
How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800? Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors.
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2010-01-08
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问题
How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800?
Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in- expensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony(殖民地) of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer--Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps. Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the design for the stamps. He accidentally marked two words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the several hundred stamps that he printed.
Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left--fourteen One-penny Orange-reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because of the Two-penny Blue’s rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it.
In 1847 most countries of the world were ______ .
选项
A、not yet using postage stamps
B、collecting valuable stamps
C、buying stamps from Mauritius
D、printing their own stamps
答案
A
解析
此题考查细节定位。问题是:1847年世界上多数国家都怎么样。可根据1847将答案在文中定位,该词在短文第二段的第四句说In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer—Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.读懂该句,下划线部分正说明世界上大多数国家还没有使用邮票,故选择A为答案。
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