The Secret of the Silver Key

 
Fribble used the Internet to locate information about Samuel Archer King and the Balloon Postage stamp.  Use the Internet links below to discover more information for Fribble!
Picture History

Find a picture of Samuel Archer King.  Use the date of his birth to figure out how old he was in 1877.

Fact Monster

Samuel Archer King and William Black were the first to do something in aviation history.  What was it?  (Hint:  Look at the year 1860)

Linns.com

Find a picture of the real Buffalo Balloon stamp.  How much is the stamp worth today?

Cobb Virtual Library - Grolier Online

Use Grolier Online in the Cobb Virtual Library to look up stamp collecting.  Click on The New Book of Knowledge on the left side of the page. Type in stamp collecting in the search box.  Click on the first article in the results list.  Find the answers to the following questions:

  1. What is a "sleeper" stamp?

  2. What is the best condition that a stamp can be categorized as?

National Postal Museum

Many United States stamps feature the faces of famous Americans.  Can you match the like stamps in this memory game?

 

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