European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 14 the stars and stripes thursday october 9,1986 Strum p Corner today s crossword know Europe confess winners by Nick she Stople congratulations to Eric b. Van Riper the Winner of inc 1985 great Britain year set in our i now Europe contest. Hers was one of 9s entries 65 of which were . Col. Norman a. Hirshfield won the 1985 . Geneva year set and the presentation pack of the 1984 British Greenwich Meridian set was won by Clif Ford Mueller. The Correct answers were 1. A Peninsula and 500islands Denmark 2. Co principality Andorra 3. Explorers who launched the age of european discovery Portugal 4. Reduced to present size by we ? Austria 5. Ruled by grand Duke Jean Luxembourg 6. Noted for gambling Monaco 7. Home of Many International Aid agencies Switz erland8. Bisected by two languages Belgium 9. Busiest cargo port in the world Holland 10. Most populous Western european country West Germany. 11. Oldest stale in Europe san Marino 12. Oldest surviving parliament Iceland 13. Home of Many International corporations liechtenstein14. 1929 treaty of conciliation Vatican 15. Eighteen islands self governing since 1948 Faroe islands errors were most often made on questions 12 great Britain and Greece were common choices and is All kinds of an wars. Many thanks to All who entered. Wish there was a prize for everyone. But keep looking in this space. There will be More contests exhibitions and shuns Barley Miller of the Heidelberg stamp and Coin club writes to say it s time for another of the club shows. I be not been to one lately but Harley assures me that there will be something for everyone. The local Apo folks will lie there Vith jul the latest . Stamps and other philatelic items. So Mark the Dale sunday oct. 19, at the Patrick Henry Village Grade school right off the a-5 autobahn from 9 . To 5 . We have just received word of Europe 86. A non compile tic european philatelic exhibition being held at the forum Pincas in Lisbon through oct. 12, to Mark Portugal s entry into the common Market. The exhibits arc by invitation Only and the organizers plan on having nothing but the finest on display. If you can gel to Lisbon it should be an Opportunity to View the Premier collections of Europe. A nordic stamp exhibition will be held oct. 15 19 at Sjoe Lyst Oslo. Oslo 86 also Marks the 100th anniversary of the Kri Liania philatelic club the big Gest in Norway. A total of 1,200 frames of material will be complement the exhibition the norwegian Post will release a souvenir Sheet. More information is available from Oslo 86, pest holes 298 sen drum n 0102 Oslo. Canada will release a second souvenir Sheel to note Apex next year s International exhibition being held in Toronto june 13-2. The Sheet will reproduce the four discovery Stamps released on aug. 29. Subjects of the set include the first Peoples those arriving 12,000 years ago from Siberia the Vikings John Cabot 1497 98and Henry Hudson 1610. Incidentally a constant variety has been identified on the Henry Hudson stamp appearing As a Small Pink triangular shape on one of the 12 Hudson Stamps in each pane of 50. There Are 3.6 million Hudson Stamps which Means there Are 300,000 Stamps with the variety so Don t Rush out and pay an exorbitant Price to Purchase one the variety does nol appear on this a. New issues the Bureau of engraving and printing lobe 86 exhibition card will feature the vignettes of the 1907 Jio Gold certificate and a Block of four 50
