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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1.00
Unused postal stationary
2.10
Mint NH

1950, Beograd-Zagreb highway 3v

sjo0598, Yugoslavia, 1950

2.70
Mint NH

1952, Red Cross 2v

sag0310, Algeria, 1952

2.10
Mint NH

1952, Automobile association 1v

sus0625, United States of America, 1952

0.70
Mint NH
1.00
First Day Cover

1953, Red Cross 5v

sne0607, Netherlands, 1953

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

1953, Truck industry 1v

sus0645, United States of America, 1953

0.70
Mint NH
1.00
First Day Cover

1953, Alpin post 2v

szw0586, Switzerland, 1953

0.70
Mint NH

1954, Definitives overprinted 8v

sdd0435, Germany, DDR, 1954

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

1954, Stamp Day 1v

ssg0349, Germany, Saar, 1954

6.00
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1955, Magen David Adom 1v

sis0118, Israel, 1955

0.70

-20%

0.56

Mint NH

0.70

-10%

0.63

Used or CTO

1955, Mixed issue 4v

szw0607, Switzerland, 1955

3.00
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3.00
Used or CTO

1956, Aid for Hungary & Egypt 2v

sdd0557, Germany, DDR, 1956

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
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1957, Postal cars anniversary 1v

soo1034, Austria, 1957

0.70
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0.70
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1958, Stamp Day 1v (Citroen 2CV)

sfr1187, France, 1958

1.50
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1959, Revolution 7th anniversary 6v

sea0035, Egypt (Republic), 1959

4.50
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1959, Colombo conference 5v

sin0252, Indonesia, 1959

0.80

-20%

0.64

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1959, Mixed issue 4v

szw0668, Switzerland, 1959

1.80
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO
6.00
First Day Cover

1960, Holiday for children 4v

sbr0193, Germany, Berlin, 1960

1.50
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2.00
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1960, Chemical day 4v

sdd0800, Germany, DDR, 1960

1.80
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1.80
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1960, Leipzig spring fair 2v

sdd0750, Germany, DDR, 1960

0.70
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0.70
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1.00
First Day Cover

1961, Cosmonauts visit 6v

sdd0863, Germany, DDR, 1961

6.00
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6.00
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1961, Leipzig spring fair 2v

sdd0813, Germany, DDR, 1961

0.70
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0.70
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1961, European traffic conference 1v

soo1086, Austria, 1961

0.70
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0.70
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1961, 75 years automobiles 2v (Daimler, Benz)

swd0363, Germany, Federal Republic, 1961

0.70
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0.70
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3.00
First Day Cover

1961, Anti tuberculosis s/s

szkb170, Korea, South, 1961

3.75

-20%

3.00

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2.40

-15%

2.04

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1962, Development aid 5v

scm0132, Cambodia, 1962

2.50

-20%

2.00

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1962, Development s/s

scmb022, Cambodia, 1962

6.00

-20%

4.80

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1962, Ouidah evacuation 2v

sdh0193, Dahomey, 1962

1.60
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1962, Stamp Day 1v

smb0483, Madagascar, 1962

0.70
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1962, Children and Traffic Safety 2v

sng0073, Dutch New Guinea, 1962

0.90

-20%

0.72

Mint NH

0.70

-10%

0.63

Unused (hinged)

1.50

-10%

1.35

First Day Cover

1963, Freedom from hunger 2v

smi0060, Mali, 1963

1.20
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1963, Miferma mining ass. 2v

smv0202, Mauritania, 1963

5.00
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1963, Postal service s/s

stob010, Togo, 1963

2.50
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1964, Postal service 8v

sho2009, Hungary, 1964

4.00
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1964, Definitives 12v

sin0434, Indonesia, 1964

1.30

-20%

1.04

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1965, Student gymnastic games 6v

sbl1558, Bulgaria, 1965

1.75
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0.70
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1965, Stamp Day 1v

sgc0235, Gabon, 1965

0.80
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1966, Automobil club 1v

sco1068, Colombia, 1966

0.70
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1966, Traffic safety 4v

sdd1169, Germany, DDR, 1966

1.10
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0.70
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1966, Rinderpest 1v

snj0136, Niger, 1966

1.00
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1966, Tourism 5v

stu1999, Türkiye, 1966

1.50
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1966, Labour conference 6v

svn1668, Venezuela, 1966

2.30

-20%

1.84

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1967, Holy Aparecida 1v

sbz1149, Brazil, 1967

0.70
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1967, Flooding fund s/s

slab042, Laos, 1967

4.50

-20%

3.60

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1967, Hoggar traverse 1924 1v

smi0140, Mali, 1967

4.50
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1967, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sry0192, Ryu-Kyu, 1967

0.70

-20%

0.56

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1967, Dakar city hall 1v

ssn0356, Senegal, 1967

1.30
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1968, Summer tourism 1v

sfi0647, Finland, 1968

0.70
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1968, Red Cross s/s

sgc0306kb, Gabon, 1968

4.00
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0.70
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1968, Right driving 2v

sij0419, Iceland, 1968

0.70
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1968, Henry Ford 1v

sus0961, United States of America, 1968

0.70
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1.00
First Day Cover

1969, Automobile club 1v

smb0601, Madagascar, 1969

0.90
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1969, Traffic association 1v

sno0581, Norway, 1969

0.70
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1969, Philexafrique 1v

ssn0394, Senegal, 1969

1.50
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1969, Automobiles 3v

sts1866, Czechoslovkia, 1969

2.20
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1969, Automobile club 1v

sur1149, Uruguay, 1969

0.70
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1969, Auto & motor sports 10v

syk0633, Yemen, Kingdom, 1969

4.50

-20%

3.60

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1970, United Nations 4v

sbu0661, Burundi, 1970

2.30
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