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Fact |
Category |
Date |
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| 1 |
Someone who collects coins is called a numismatist. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/08 |
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| 2 |
Someone who studies or collects stamps is called a philatelist. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
07/02/08 |
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| 3 |
The world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was released on May 1, 1840. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/03/09 |
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| 4 |
The world's first Elvis Presley postage stamp was issued by Grenada in 1978. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/04/09 |
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| 5 |
The world's first triangular postage stamp was issued by the Cape of Good Hope in 1853. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/04/09 |
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| 6 |
The first two United States postage stamps were issued on July 1, 1847. They featured George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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| 7 |
The first Canadian postage stamp, the Three Penny Beaver, was issued on April 23, 1851. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
01/05/09 |
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| 8 |
Two maple leaves first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian penny in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/09 |
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| 9 |
The "Bluenose", a famous Canadian schooner, first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian dime in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/15/09 |
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| 10 |
A beaver first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian nickel in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/16/09 |
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| 11 |
A polar bear first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian two dollar coin in 1996. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/16/09 |
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| 12 |
A voyageur and an aboriginal in a canoe first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian silver dollar in 1935. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/17/09 |
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| 13 |
A caribou's head first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian quarter in 1937. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/18/09 |
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| 14 |
A common loon first appeared on the reverse side of the Canadian one dollar coin in 1987. |
Hobbies > Collecting |
05/18/09 |
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