Philately - The Fiction Connection
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
Here is the forth set of puzzlers to tickle your philatelic skills. Enjoy!
Quick Links: Set 1 - Set 2 - Set 3 - Set 4
What do these three stamps share in common? They are:
a. Semi-postals
b. Postage dues
c. Officials
d. Document stamps
US Scott 1548
Homage is made to a beloved American tale in this 1974 US issue. In “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, the gentle and credulous schoolmaster Ichabod Crane is frustrated in his attempts to woo the beautiful Katrina van Tassel and finally driven off entirely by the appearance of a sinister headless horseman.
According to legend, the headless horseman was the ghost of a soldier from what state?
a. New York
b. New Jersey
c. Massachusetts
d. Hesse
This 1920 issue from FIUME shows the typographed bust of what famous Italian?
a. Benito Mussolini
b. Julius Caesar
c. Garibaldi
d. Gabriele D’Annunzio
