Quick! Easy! Contest For Beginners!

Who was the first Postmaster General of the United States?
When was he appointed to the post?

The first stamp community member who has collected stamps for less than 3 years and gets both answers right gets the prize!

A Beginner's book-

"Stamp Collecting for Dummies" by Richard L. Sine.

I don't like these titles but the book is a pretty good one!
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Be the first to post your answers here.

Nice topic.....good luck to all.

samuel osgood
September 26, 1789

Thanks for the contest!

Jser

If I don't cut out the desserts, I will soon look like that strawberry!

no before the Constitution was ratified

you can try again, Jser, but three strikes & you're out

Ben Franklin July 26, 1775

Darn, was sleeping when this happened, but gussyboy1 seems to be right..

Benjamin Franklin was appointed Postmaster General by the Second Continental Congress on July 26, 1775, nearly a year before the Declaration of Independence!

gussyboy1 is the winner!

CONGRATULATIONS! Please email me your address!

Yes, Yes! I won! I Won! Yipeee, Yahooo!! I won something!! I tried to email you my address, but it keeps telling me that only established members can email you. Humm! You must be pretty important! Can you email me and tell me what to do next.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Another IL member, cool.
LeAnn

Hey I've got another copy of the same book!

Let go with Round 2

Same prize, same rules, no repeat winners.

Which U.S. President was a famous stamp collector?

No repeat winners! Okay, let's see who else knows some history here! That's a challenge to everyone else from this Illinois WINNER!

Franklin Delano Roosevelt.... Obviously... I mean...

justabeginner is the WINNER!