Passage Four How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in- expensive 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 the British colony(殖民地) of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. 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’ 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 marked two 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 Blu
A. an island kingdom
B. a British colony
C. a province of India
Passage Four How can a single stamp be worth $ 16,800 Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in- expensive 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 the British colony(殖民地) of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. 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’ 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 marked two 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 Blu
A. All correctly printed stamps are worthless．
B. Mauritians needed the stamps to send out invitations to a ball．
C. The printer was punished for his mistake．
D. Collectors are constantly looking for stamps with mistakes．
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$ 16,800 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 the British colony of Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean. 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. (32) {{U}}Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball was planned at Mauritius’ Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations.{{/U}} 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 hun A. there are few others like it B. there are errors on the stamp C. a mistake is made in the printing D. both A and C [单项选择]Passage Four
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