首页
登录
职称英语
When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to sta
When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to sta
游客
2024-07-16
13
管理
问题
When people print a stamp, any error made on a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one inexpensive postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.
More than one hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, the mistake was made. 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’ s 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 inscribed the 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 Blues’ rareness and age, collectors have paid as much as $16,800 for it. [br] Over a century ago, Mauritius______.
选项
A、was an independent country
B、was a small island in the Pacific Ocean
C、belonged to India
D、was one of the British colonies
答案
D
解析
题干意为“一个世纪以前,毛里求斯______。”根据第二段第一句“(这个错误在一百多年前的毛里求斯______印度洋上的一个小岛______还是不列颠殖民地时就产生了。)”可知答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3679728.html
相关试题推荐
Shipsare______thanplanesthatpeopletakethemmainlyforpleasure.A、verymuch
Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeop
Ahouseisthemostexpensivethingmostpeoplewilleverbuy.Veryfewpeop
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Whenpeopleprintastamp,anyerrormadeonastampraisesitsvaluetosta
Peoplehave______povertyandnowtheylivehappylives.A、gottiredofB、gotupC
[originaltext]W:WhatdoyoulikeaboutworkingintheUS?M:Well,peopleare
[originaltext]W:WhatdoyoulikeaboutworkingintheUS?M:Well,peopleare
随机试题
WhyisJuliaGiilarddifferentfromotherPrimeMinistersinthehistoryofAust
DowningStreetisfightingfiercelyforsomethingithopesitshallcontrol:its
Themusic______memoriesofheryouth,whichwasburieddeepinherheart.A、evol
将二重积分化为极坐标形式的累次积分,其中:D:
《城市居住区规划设计规范》中有关车行和人行出入口的最大间距的规定是依据哪个规范作
刺四缝疗法主要适应病证是A.疳证和小儿厌食 B.五迟、五软 C.遗尿、尿频
智能变电站一体化监控系统软件中的装置配置工具模块:将来自SCD文件中其它IED的
采用固定或持续增长的股利政策,其优点不包括( )。A.有利于稳定公司的股价
A公司2020年12月25日销售一批货物,向客户提供1个月的免费试用期,合同约定
排除滑坡地下水的设施有( )。A.支撑渗沟 B.边坡渗沟 C.截水沟 D
最新回复
(
0
)