HISTORY, AMERICAN STYLE
GEO-POURRI
NATIONAL FLAGS
HISTORY, WORLD STYLE
STAMPS OF THE USA
100

He wrote the Massachusetts Constitution, signed the Treaty of Paris, then became vice president, which he did not enjoy

John Adams

100

It's the country (& continent) where you'll find the Murray-Darling Basin

Australia

100

The national flag of Sri Lanka features 4 bo leaves & a lion wielding one of these weapons

a sword

100

Woodrow Wilson tried to reshape international relations with this "numerical" 1918 program

the Fourteen Points

100

The Historic Preservation stamps of the 1970s included Decatur House in Washington, D.C. & a cable car in this city

San Francisco

200

In Feb. 1836 there were about 20 serviceable cannons & 150 men defending this landmark; that defense ended abruptly on March 6

The Alamo

200

One theory says the name of this mountain chain comes from the Quechua for "high crest"

the Andes

200

The eagle that appears on Albania's flag has this unnatural distinction

two heads

200

Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro were the first cities rediscovered from this ancient civilization on the Indian subcontinent

the Indus Valley Civilization

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200

The Wonders of America Superlative Series includes Steamboat, the tallest active one of these (not the oldest, or the most faithful).

a Geyser

300

A prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street was burned in a 1921 massacre in this city that left 10,000 homeless

Tulsa

300

The Brahmaputra River runs through 3 countries from its source to its confluence with this other great river

the Ganges

300

Flags depicting a map of the nation itself include this Balkan country that broke away from Serbia in 2008

Kosovo

300

At its completion a newspaper wrote, "The great continent of Africa is at length literally an island"

The Suez Canal

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300

This tall monument has been featured on its own stamp as well as on the Greetings from Missouri stamp

the St. Louis Arch

400

In 1989, this tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil off Alaska; later, under the name "Oriental Nicety", it was sold for scrap

the Exxon Valdez

400

Illyria is an ancient name for the northwest part of this European peninsula

the Balkan Peninsula

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400

The flag of this Central American nation has an ax, a ship & a motto meaning "I flourish in the shade", but no more Union Jack

Belize

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400

It's the rhyming, national nickname of Arminius, who defeated 3 Roman legions at the Battle of Teutoburg Forest

Herman the German

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400

A 1996 stamp celebrating the 150th anniversary of this state's statehood was based on Grant Wood's "Young Corn" painting

Iowa
500

In 1876, after escaping from a New York jail & fleeing the country, this corrupt politician was brought back to the United States

Boss Tweed

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500

This South Pacific island country is about the size of New Jersey--but where would you rather vacation, Newark or Suva?

Fiji

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500

The flag of this nation on the Black Sea that may have been in use since the 14th century shows a white rectangle with a large red cross in its central portion touching all four sides of the flag. In the four corners there are four "bolnur-katskhuri" crosses, also known as a cross named for the country.

Georgia

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500

In May 1954 this battle by a small mountain outpost near Laos effectively ended the First Indochina War

Điện Biên Phủ

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500

Inspired by its official bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher, this state's Skydance Bridge spanned a stamp in 2023

Oklahoma

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