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AdvocateDiscover C2 THE ADVOCATE-MESSENGER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2002 Oldest postcard sells for $44,300 'IK 2. How did Gomberg place his winning bid during the London auction? 3. How was the one-of-a-kind iff If jit 6 1 the stamp? Whose picture does it feature? What made the Penny Black so special? Just for fun, write the -answers to these questions on -the back of a postcard, and mail it to yourself. How much does a postcard stamp cost today? Answer key: (Wording may vary) 1. Answers will vary.

2. Eugene Gomberg bid for the oldest postcard over the telephone from Riga, Latvia. 3. An expert discovered the valuable postcard in a stamp collection. 4.

Experts believe the postcard was probably invented in Britain because Hook's card carries a Fulham postmark. 5. Answers will vary. 6. Until last year, it had been thought that postcards were invented in Austria, Germany or the United States.

7. The hand-colored drawing shows a group of postal workers seated around a very large inkwell. 8. Answers will vary. 9.

Postage probably cost one penny because the stamp attached to the old postcard is called a Penny Black. 10. Answers will vary. card discovered? 4. Why do experts think the postcard, which dates from 1840, originated in Britain? 5.

What does the London Stamp Exchange spokesman mean when he says that "the card and stamp have been authenticated?" 6. Before an expert found the valuable card, where in the world were postcards thought to have been invented? 7. Describe the humorous scene pictured on the card. 8. Using the context clues in paragraph four, define the word "scribes." 9.

How much did it cost to mail the postcard? How do you know? 10. Why do you think Theodore Hook Esq. thought it would be amusing to mail himself the hand-colored postcard? More about the penny black Philately, or stamp collecting, began soon after the Penny Black was issued. Look in an encyclopedia to find out more about this 1840 postage stamp. What country released card was not realized until last year, when an expert discovered it in a stamp collection.

Until then it had been thought the postcard was invented in Austria, Germany or the United States in the 1860s, said the London Stamp Exchange spokesman. He said the card and stamp have been authenticated by the British Philatelic Association, Use information from the story to answer the following questions: 1. Why do you think collector Eugene Gomberg was willing to pay $44,300 for the world's oldest postcard? Window of opportunity two cultures in Middle East Johnny Ashburn of Harrodsburg, inspects a door last week at the open for business May 1. a department manager at Lowes, new store in Danville. The store will Staff Photo by Clay Jackson A current events geography lesson for readers of all ages.

mm The "Read All About It" column is a reading comprehension exercise for children. It is written by Susan Fineman, a reading specialist in the New Haven, school district. This column is based on an AP story sent for use March 9. LONDON (AP) A postcard, believed to be the world's oldest, with a humorous drawing of postal clerks seated around a large inkwell, fetched $44,300 at an auction Friday, a stamp dealership said. The postcard, which dates from 1840 and carries a rare Penny Black stamp, was bought by collector Eugene Gomberg bidding by phone from Riga, Latvia, a spokesman for the London Stamp Exchange said.

The hand-colored card was addressed to "Theodore Hook Fulham," a playwright and novelist. It pokes fun at the postal service by showing a group of post office "scribes with pens in their hands seated around an enormous inkwell. It was probably sent by Hook to himself for his own amusement. The significance of Hook's One land, By NEAL G. LINEBACK Appalachian State University Emotions run high around the world, about the Middle East conflict, making it difficult to write about.

Even the most balanced report can inflame emotions because the Israelis and Palestinians are so polarized. Still, it is important to discuss the facts, so that the general public understands the core issues. The state of Israel occupies land that, prior to 1947, was occupied mostly by ans. Today, 80 percent of Israel's population of 5.8 million is Jewish, the remaining 20 percent is non-Jewish, mostly Palestinian Arabs. Of the world's 14.6 million Jews, 32 percent live in Israel.

Israel's area is only 8,000 square miles (20,720 sq. a little smaller than Massachusetts. Along with Lebanon and Syria, Israel occupies the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. In the minds of the world's Jews, Israel is their homeland, promised by their Hebrew father King David about 1,000 B.C. Twice in ancient times, the territory around Jerusalem was controlled by Jewish kingdoms, once from 1,000 to 597 B.C.

and again from 168 to 42 B.C., when the Romans took control. The Romans named the region around the Jordan River Judea" Palestine after the Philistines, nearby coastal residents. Arab Muslim invaders conquered Palestine in 636 A.D., as Islam spread through the region. Then non-Arab Muslim conquerors, the Seijuks, Mamluks and Ottomans, followed. There were brief periods of control by the European Crusaders (Christians) between 1098 and 1291.

Near the end of World War I in 1917, Britain took control of Palestine from the Ottomans and promised to establish a Jewish national homeland on the western half of Palestine, west of the Jordan River. Immigration of Jews from Europe to eastern Palestine rapidly increased as a result of let the world know how proud you are of our future movers and shakers! To Congratulate the Class of 2002, here's your chance to highlight your favorite graduate! countries is not likely without a resolution of these territories. Although Israel tacitly turned most of the West Bank administration over to Yassir Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organization in the latel900s, newly-built Jewish settlements there have increasingly created problems. In most cases, land developers, bought the land within the West Bank and built Jewish settlements within Palestinian jurisdiction. Typically, when problems erupted between Jewish settlers and local Palestinian Arabs, for whatever reasons, settlers armed themselves and often defied local Palestinian police authority.

In essence, these settlements have become armed Jewish enclaves within Palestinian territory. This creates an untenable situation for local Palestinians. Now world leaders are again seeking solutions in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Any successful solution must deal with all three of the core issues underlying the conflict. However, only common respect the toughest issue of all can guarantee peace between two cultures occupying one land.

And that is Geography in the News. The author is a geography professor at Appalachian State Israel protested and some fought against the declaration. The Israelis forced those Palestinians out of its territory, and many more left fearing Israeli retribution. These forced and voluntary immigrations initially displaced thousands of Palestinians to refugee camps scattered around Israel in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Recent counts now list 3.9 million Palestinians scattered throughout the region, according to the World Refugee Survey 1999.

Those Palestinians remaining in refugee camps represent a displaced, landless population without a country. Until a Palestinian state is designated and declared sovereign, there is little chance for regional peace. The Israeli-occupied territories captured during the 1967 Six-Day War continue to include Syria's Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem. Peace with neighboring a I is Our special Qraduate Pages will be published on Sunday, June 2, 2002, in The Kentucky Advocate. entries should have their "Senior Picture" and a "Memory Lane" baby picture.

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In the ensuing 1967 Six-Day War, Israel took the Gaza Strip again, plus all of the Sinai Peninsula, East Jerusalem, Jordan's West Bank and Syria's Golan Heights. In 1973, Egypt and Syria's armies attacked Israel, and Israel prevailed once more. As a result of the conflicts and wars described above, three core issues are at the heart of the present Palestinian-Israeli conflict. These are Palestinian Arab refugees with no state of their own, Israel's occupied territories since the Six-Day War, and Israeli settlements in traditional Palestinian territories. Although the recent suicide bombings are a major issue, they are a symptom of these three core issues.

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