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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.

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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.
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 此题考查逻辑推理。问题是：这篇文章暗示了什么?读懂四个选项：A．All correctly printed stamps are worthless(所有正确印刷的邮票都分文不值)；B．Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball(毛里求斯人需要邮票寄出舞会邀请函)；C．The printer was punished for his mistake(印制商因此错误而受到惩罚)；D．Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes(收藏家们时刻都在寻觅带有瑕疵的邮票)。使用排除法，可知选项D为正确答案。
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