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The Mystery Box book is the proud winner of a Silver Medal awarded by the Chicago Philatelic Society CHICAGOPEX Literature Exhibit

Read the Book Review by Barbara Kinne of the APS American Philatelist

StampWhys - It's Chile in Antartica!

The stamp

This 1958 stamp from Chile (Scott 310) depicts a map section of Antarctica, the date of a government proclamation, September 6, 1940, and a quote from the 16th century Spanish poet Zuniga which links Chile to the Antarctic realm. 

The quiz

What is the connection between South America's southernmost country and the world's southernmost continent?  

a) Chile proclaimed sovereignty over part of Antarctica in 1940

b) Chile discovered Antarctica in the 16th century

c) Chile sponsored the first successful expedition to the South Pole

d) Chile established the first permanent settlement on Antarctica

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