Karl Benz generally is acknowledged as the inventor of the modern automobile, though many before him had carried out important work leading to the development of the various forms of transport we know today.

Benz was granted a patent for his first engine in 1879. The petroleum-powered internal combustion engine had been designed by him in 1878. His first vehicle was built in 1885, and he was awarded the patent for its invention in1886. Approximately 25 Benz vehicles were sold between 1888 and 1893. Indeed, the inventor’s wife made the first road journey by car in 1888, to prove the viability of her husband's invention. Popularity of this new mode of transport grew rapidly and many other inventors produced vehicles designed for road use. One of the biggest steps in the development of the automobile industry was the introduction in 1902 by Ransom Olds (founder of the U.S. brand Oldsmobile) of the ‘production line’ for the purpose of assembling cars. This method was further developed by another American, Henry Ford, beginning in 1914. Ford's ‘Model T’ cars came off the production line in fifteen minute intervals, a vast improvement on previous methods, increasing productivity eightfold and using less manpower. Ford believed in rewarding his workers well for their efforts, indeed, in 1914, an assembly line worker could buy a Model T with four months' pay. This led to further rapid motor industry development almost worldwide. Nowadays automobiles and their derivations are essential to modern man and the discussion over the question of pollution caused by car exhaust gases has moved manufacturers towards developing other means of propelling their vehicles such as electrical battery power and the use of hydrogen and other gases.

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2000, Classic marathon 8v m/s

sga4056kb, Gambia, 2000

4.50
Mint NH

1958, Stamp Day 1v (Citroen 2CV)

sfr1187, France, 1958

1.50
Mint NH

1976, Traffic safety 3v

ssp2205, Spain, 1976

0.70
Mint NH

1985, Post office centenary s/s

spnb002, Papua New Guinea, 1985

3.50
Mint NH

1990, Welfare 3v

swd1474, Germany, Federal Republic, 1990

3.00
Mint NH
2.80
Used or CTO

1962, Children and Traffic Safety 2v

sng0073, Dutch New Guinea, 1962

0.90
Mint NH
1.50
First Day Cover

1984, Automobiles 4v+2tabs [++]

sit1872, Italy, 1984

6.00
Mint NH

1986, Child welfare s/s

ssr0517, Suriname, Republic, 1986

1.50
Mint NH
1.50
Used or CTO
1.20
First Day Cover

1989, Automobiles 2x6v

ssr0621, Suriname, Republic, 1989

12.00
Mint NH
10.00
Used or CTO
7.50
First Day Cover

1969, Traffic association 1v

sno0581, Norway, 1969

0.70
Mint NH

1980, Traffic 3v

sne1204, Netherlands, 1980

1.30
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1960, Chemical day 4v

sdd0800, Germany, DDR, 1960

1.80
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO

1978, Container transport 4v

sdd2326, Germany, DDR, 1978

1.70
Mint NH
1.20
Used or CTO
1.20
First Day Cover

1977, Agriculture 5v

sdd2236, Germany, DDR, 1977

1.70
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO

1987, Tourism 4v

szu0609, South-West Africa, 1987

1.60
Mint NH
2.00
First Day Cover

1978, Postal services 6v [++]

sbz1676, Brazil, 1978

5.40
Mint NH

1986, Automobiles 4v+2tabs [++]

sit1980, Italy, 1986

7.50
Mint NH

1999, Automobile club 1v (Maybach)

swd2043, Germany, Federal Republic, 1999

1.20
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.20
Maximum Cards

1997, Children in traffic 1v

swd1954, Germany, Federal Republic, 1997

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1994, 5 year open borders 1v (Trabant)

swd1769, Germany, Federal Republic, 1994

1.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1991, Traffic safety 1v

swd1554, Germany, Federal Republic, 1991

1.10
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
2.00
Mint NH

1972, Definitives 6v

srx0009, Ross Dependency, 1972

4.50
Mint NH
2.40
Mint NH
2.40
Used or CTO
3.00
First Day Cover

1984, Shipping 1v

sal0007, Aland, 1984

1.50
Mint NH
2.00
First Day Cover
2.00
Mint NH
1.50
Used or CTO
1.60
First Day Cover

2008, Europa, the letter 1v

spo30807, Portugal, 2008

1.05
Mint NH

1953, Red Cross 5v

sne0607, Netherlands, 1953

4.50
Mint NH
2.25
Unused (hinged)
4.50
Used or CTO

1982, Car industry 4v

sen0929, Great Britain, 1982

2.30
Mint NH
1.50
Used or CTO
1.60
First Day Cover

1986, European traffic safety 3v

scg0666, Cyprus, 1986

4.50
Mint NH
4.00
First Day Cover

1971, Touring club 1v (Marcus)

soo1371, Austria, 1971

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

1976, FSO industry s/s

splb066, Poland, 1976

2.50
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1974, UPU Centenary s/s

shob106, Hungary, 1974

2.80
Mint NH

1980, Youth philately 1v

sbe2046, Belgium, 1980

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.30
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.40
First Day Cover

1962, Ouidah evacuation 2v

sdh0193, Dahomey, 1962

1.60
Mint NH

1996, Antique cars 6v m/s (6x$1)

sge3208kb, Grenada, 1996

4.50
Mint NH

1968, Henry Ford 1v

sus0961, United States of America, 1968

0.70
Mint NH

2008, Sam McLaughlin 1v

sca30818, Canada, 2008

0.70
Mint NH

1980, Toys s/s

sdd2566kb, Germany, DDR, 1980

2.30
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO

1977, Leipzig autumn fair 2v

sdd2250, Germany, DDR, 1977

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

1995, Steamrollers 5v

smn0622, Isle of Man, 1995

4.00
Mint NH
3.25
First Day Cover

1995, Automobiles s/s

smnb023, Isle of Man, 1995

3.00
Mint NH
2.50
First Day Cover

1964, Postal service 8v

sho2009, Hungary, 1964

4.00
Mint NH

1957, Postal cars anniversary 1v

soo1034, Austria, 1957

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1966, Traffic safety 4v

sdd1169, Germany, DDR, 1966

1.10
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1953, Alpin post 2v

szw0586, Switzerland, 1953

0.70
Mint NH

1959, Mixed issue 4v

szw0668, Switzerland, 1959

1.80
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO
6.00
First Day Cover

1955, Mixed issue 4v

szw0607, Switzerland, 1955

3.00
Mint NH
3.00
Used or CTO

1980, Mixed issue 4v

szw1170, Switzerland, 1980

2.50
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO
2.00
First Day Cover

1980, Police 4v

sgi0401, Gibraltar, 1980

1.70
Mint NH

1972, Red Cross 5v

sne1015, Netherlands, 1972

2.00
Mint NH
2.30
Used or CTO
6.00
Maximum Cards

1971, Yaounde university 1v

scn0639, Cameroon, 1971

0.80
Mint NH

1954, Definitives overprinted 8v

sdd0435, Germany, DDR, 1954

15.00
Mint NH
5.00
Unused (hinged)
3.00
Used or CTO

1974, UPU Centenary 4v

sfj0320, Fiji, 1974

2.00
Mint NH

1966, Rinderpest 1v

snj0136, Niger, 1966

1.00
Mint NH

1979, Children day 2v

stt0959, Tunisia, 1979

0.90
Mint NH

2003, Ford centenary s/s

soob020, Austria, 2003

3.40
Mint NH
2.50
Used or CTO
3.50
First Day Cover

1997, Traffic 5v [::::]

suw0231, United Nations, Vienna, 1997

4.50
Mint NH

1988, European transport 2v

slu1194, Luxemburg, 1988

1.60
Mint NH
0.90
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

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