13(0.48) Any mistake made in the printing of 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 The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for stamps was sent to London printers 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 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 wrote down 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 Onepenny Orange-Reds and twelve Twopenny Blues. Because of the Twopenny Blues'rareness and age, collectors have paid ad much as $16, 800 for it 1. A postage stamp's value to collectors is raised it A)there few others like it left B)there are no mistakes on the stamp C)a mistake is made in the printing D)both a and b 2. In 1847. most countries of the world were A)not yet using postage stamps B)collecting valuable stamps C) buying their own stamps D)printing their own stamps 3. In 1847, the mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in A)spelling of postage B)price C)wording D)colour 4. $16000 is the collector's value of A)the Onepenny Orange-Red B)the Twopenny blue C)any stamp printed in 1847 D)Both a and b 5. The valuable stamps were designed by A)Mauritius government B)British government C)Mauritius printers D) British primers 13. CACBD13 (0.48) Any mistake made in the printing of 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. The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847, an order for stamps was sent to London printers. 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 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 wrote down 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 Onepenny Orange-Reds and twelve Twopenny Blues. Because of the Twopenny Blues’ rareness and age, collectors have paid ad much as $16,800 for it. 1. A postage stamp’s value to collectors is raised it ________. A) there few others like it left B) there are no mistakes on the stamp C) a mistake is made in the printing D) both A and B 2. In 1847, most countries of the world were ________. A) not yet using postage stamps B) collecting valuable stamps C) buying their own stamps D) printing their own stamps 3. In 1847, the mistake on the locally printed postage stamps was in ________. A) spelling of postage B) price C) wording D) colour 4. $16,000 is the collector’s value of ________. A) the Onepenny Orange-Red B) the Twopenny Blue C) any stamp printed in 1847 D) Both A and B 5. The valuable stamps were designed by ________. A) Mauritius government B) British government C) Mauritius printers D) British priners 13. CACBD