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  2. British Guiana 1c magenta - Wikipedia

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    The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana ) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist.

  3. Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana - Wikipedia

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    These include the unique British Guiana 1c magenta from 1856, which sold in 1980 for close to $1 million. In June 2014 the 1856 British Guiana one-cent magenta stamp was sold at auction in New York, to an anonymous bidder, for $9.5m (£5.6m) at auction in New York, a world record.

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  5. ISO 668 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 668 – Series 1 freight containers – Classification, dimensions and ratings is an ISO international standard which nominally classifies intermodal freight shipping containers, and standardizes their sizes, measurements and weight specifications.

  6. Pail (container) - Wikipedia

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    In technical usage in the shipping industry, a pail is a type of cylindrical shipping container with a capacity of about 3 to 50 litres (1 to 13 US gal). It can have straight or slanted sides and usually has a handle or bail. [1] In non-technical usage, a pail is synonymous with a bucket. [2]

  7. United States cent mintage figures - Wikipedia

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    Matron Head large cent, 1816–1839 (Copper except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1816 (P) 2,820,982 1817 (P) 3,948,400 (P) 5 Proof 1818

  8. List of clipper ships - Wikipedia

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    Lost in 1856 — Ganges — 1854 United States (Boston, MA) Un­known 192 ft (59 m) James Baines: 1854 United States (Boston, MA) Burned in 1858 [c] 266 ft (81 m) Launched on 25 July from the East Boston shipyard of the famous ship builder Donald McKay in the USA for the Black Ball Line of James Baines & Co., Liverpool. achieved 21 knots speed ...

  9. Jerrycan - Wikipedia

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    At the beginning of the Second World War the British Army was equipped with two simple fuel containers: the 2-imperial-gallon (9.1 L; 2.4 US gal) container made of pressed steel, and the 4-imperial-gallon (18 L; 4.8 US gal) container made from tin plate. The 2-gallon containers were relatively strong, but were expensive to produce. Manufactured ...