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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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2011-01-24
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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. A mistake on one inexpensive 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 the 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 $ 16800 for it.
What is implied in the passage?
选项
A、All correctly printed stamps are worthless.
B、Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball.
C、The printer was punished for his mistake.
D、Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes.
答案
D
解析
推理判断题。文章中讲到,邮票印刷的错误导致其升值,升值的原因是其数量极少,购买者多。所以四个选项中只有D(集邮者不断寻求错版邮票)才是真正暗含的意思。
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