問3 3
Im 1837 Sir R,
owland
an Rnglishman devised a ne tem f
ta w system for
paying postal fees の⑪m th
9 Ose da
\S most countries requied the person who
received the letter to pay the poa
theiae5d ii還 間 放 @ Was Sir Rowland HiYs iQea that
pctag9 JH 宙 本 to aw that the necessary
BC MM pu ー practice, and in 1840 Great
ge stamp, which the person who had written
the letter would put on the letter before it was sent。 @E those days was
a fairIy simple matter to collect all existing stamps. Th stamp、 known as
the Penny Black, showed a picture of Queen Victoria and the words “Postage"
and “One Penny.”
THE NEW BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE.
From STAMPS AND STAMP COLLECTING fom
Copyright (と 1966, 1986 by Grolier Incorporated. AL ights reserved. Reprmnted by
permission of Scholastic Library Pubhishing、 ine)
