Read an article about Philately. Some sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences
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I. Read an article about Philately. Some sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences
A-G the one which best fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Philately
Since ancient times, people have been leaving their places of birth and travelling in order to explore far away places.
(1) __________ This was when the idea of the first postal service came into being.
Up until the time of Alexander the Great, no one had organised any special way of doing this. Alexander, who had
left his lands in the care of his mother, organised a system of couriers to ensure that he received messages from
home every day, therefore keeping track of what was going on in his kingdom.
A number of centuries later, the Romans organised an even more efficient network of couriers throughout their
Empire. (2)_____ This kept the Senate informed of the progress of their army.
Many other courier services were established in the years that followed. However, the one we
are familiar with today first came into being in Britain on the 1" May, 1840. That was when
the first adhesive postage stamp was issued. (3)________ The illustration on this stamp was of
Queen Victoria, who was ruling at the time. This tradition of portraying royalty on stamps
has continued in Britain up until the present time.
Later, a second stamp was issued. (4)_
By 1843, Brazil and the Swiss
canton of Zurich had also issued their first stamps. The United States followed
in 1847 and by 1860 the majority of the countries in the world had issued their
own stamps.
These first stamps were not just bought for postal purposes. Some people bought them as souvenirs or because they
liked the way they looked. (5)_ What also became popular around this time was issuing stamps to honour
important events. In fact, nowadays, almost every country issues such stamps just for the money to be made from
philatelists.
These days, philately, as well as being a hobby, is big business.
The buying and selling of stamps for other than their postal use is
widespread. The majority of these stamps do not change hands at
their face value either. The rarer the stamp, the more expensive it is.
For example, in 1856 a set of stamps was issued in British Guyana.
At the present time there is only one of these stamps still in existence.
At an auction in New York in 1980, it was sold for almost a million
dollars.
This stamp would be the ultimate possession for any philatelist.
(6) There, they can get information and catalogues which
keep them up-to-date about new developments.
18 bu 1960
60%
15€
CANADA
A. It was called the Penny Black and enabled anybody to send a letter anywhere in the country for only a penny.
B. Many of them, and especially those who were part of conquering armies, wanted to maintain some kind of contact
with their homeland.
C. However, most are just happy to develop their collections and join one of the clubs or societies that exist.
D. This was called the Tuppeny Blue and also featured a picture of Queen Victoria.
E. These people can probably be regarded as the first philatelists.
F. They connected such faraway places as Spain in the west to towns on the banks of the
Danube in the east.
G. Australia was the first country to issue stamps with views of a city.
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I. Read an article about Philately. Some sentences have been removed from the text. Choose from the sentences
A-G the one which best fits each gap. There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use.
Philately
Since ancient times, people have been leaving their places of birth and travelling in order to explore far away places.
(1) __________ This was when the idea of the first postal service came into being.
Up until the time of Alexander the Great, no one had organised any special way of doing this. Alexander, who had
left his lands in the care of his mother, organised a system of couriers to ensure that he received messages from
home every day, therefore keeping track of what was going on in his kingdom.
A number of centuries later, the Romans organised an even more efficient network of couriers throughout their
Empire. (2)_____ This kept the Senate informed of the progress of their army.
Many other courier services were established in the years that followed. However, the one we
are familiar with today first came into being in Britain on the 1" May, 1840. That was when
the first adhesive postage stamp was issued. (3)________ The illustration on this stamp was of
Queen Victoria, who was ruling at the time. This tradition of portraying royalty on stamps
has continued in Britain up until the present time.
Later, a second stamp was issued. (4)_
By 1843, Brazil and the Swiss
canton of Zurich had also issued their first stamps. The United States followed
in 1847 and by 1860 the majority of the countries in the world had issued their
own stamps.
These first stamps were not just bought for postal purposes. Some people bought them as souvenirs or because they
liked the way they looked. (5)_ What also became popular around this time was issuing stamps to honour
important events. In fact, nowadays, almost every country issues such stamps just for the money to be made from
philatelists.
These days, philately, as well as being a hobby, is big business.
The buying and selling of stamps for other than their postal use is
widespread. The majority of these stamps do not change hands at
their face value either. The rarer the stamp, the more expensive it is.
For example, in 1856 a set of stamps was issued in British Guyana.
At the present time there is only one of these stamps still in existence.
At an auction in New York in 1980, it was sold for almost a million
dollars.
This stamp would be the ultimate possession for any philatelist.
(6) There, they can get information and catalogues which
keep them up-to-date about new developments.
18 bu 1960
60%
15€
CANADA
A. It was called the Penny Black and enabled anybody to send a letter anywhere in the country for only a penny.
B. Many of them, and especially those who were part of conquering armies, wanted to maintain some kind of contact
with their homeland.
C. However, most are just happy to develop their collections and join one of the clubs or societies that exist.
D. This was called the Tuppeny Blue and also featured a picture of Queen Victoria.
E. These people can probably be regarded as the first philatelists.
F. They connected such faraway places as Spain in the west to towns on the banks of the
Danube in the east.
G. Australia was the first country to issue stamps with views of a city.
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