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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1963, Freedom from hunger 2v

23 Feb 2024
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Main product: smi0060 Country: Mali Year: 1963 Nr. Yvert: 45/46 Nr. Michel: 60/61
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1962, Children and Traffic Safety 2v

30 May 2024
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Main product: sng0073 Country: Dutch New Guinea Year: 1962 Nr. Yvert: 68/69 Nr. Michel: 73/74 Nr. Other: 73/74
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1962, Stamp Day 1v

1 Mar 2024
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Main product: smb0483 Country: Madagascar Year: 1962 Nr. Fsc: 26205 Nr. Yvert: 369 Nr. Michel: 483
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1962, Ouidah evacuation 2v

1 Apr 2024
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Main product: sdh0193 Country: Dahomey Year: 1962 Nr. Fsc: 26203 Nr. Yvert: 172/73 Nr. Michel: 193/94
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1962, Development s/s

28 Jul 2020
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1962, Development aid 5v

15 Jan 2022
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Main product: scm0132 Country: Cambodia Year: 1962 Nr. Fsc: 26201 Nr. Scott: 101/05 Nr. Yvert: 114/18 Nr. Michel: 132/36
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1961, Anti tuberculosis s/s

23 Oct 2020
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Main product: szkb170 Country: Korea, South Year: 1961 Nr. Yvert: B47 Nr. Michel: B170
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Main product: swd0363 Country: Germany, Federal Republic Year: 1961 Nr. Fsc: 26103 Nr. Scott: 840/41 Nr. Yvert: 235/36 Nr. Michel: 363/64
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1961, European traffic conference 1v

14 Feb 2024
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Main product: soo1086 Country: Austria Year: 1961 Nr. Yvert: 926 Nr. Michel: 1086
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1961, Leipzig spring fair 2v

14 Feb 2024
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Main product: sdd0813 Country: Germany, DDR Year: 1961 Nr. Fsc: 26103 Nr. Scott: 533/34 Nr. Yvert: 528/29 Nr. Michel: 813/14
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1961, Cosmonauts visit 6v

14 Feb 2024
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german stepanowitsch titow, walter ulbricht, wostok 2

Main product: sdd0863 Country: Germany, DDR Year: 1961 Nr. Fsc: 26121 Nr. Scott: 576/81 Nr. Yvert: 576/81 Nr. Michel: 863/68
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1960, Chemical day 4v

12 May 2024
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Main product: sdd0800 Country: Germany, DDR Year: 1960 Nr. Fsc: 26021 Nr. Scott: 525/28 Nr. Yvert: 515/18 Nr. Michel: 800/03
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1960, Leipzig spring fair 2v

14 Feb 2024
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Main product: sdd0750 Country: Germany, DDR Year: 1960 Nr. Fsc: 26002 Nr. Scott: 492/93 Nr. Yvert: 466/67 Nr. Michel: 750/51
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1960, Holiday for children 4v

13 Feb 2024
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Main product: sbr0193 Country: Germany, Berlin Year: 1960 Nr. Fsc: 26003 Nr. Scott: 9NB21/24 Nr. Yvert: 172/5 Nr. Michel: 193/96
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1959, Mixed issue 4v

28 Mar 2024
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1959, Colombo conference 5v

15 Feb 2024
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Main product: sin0252 Country: Indonesia Year: 1959 Nr. Scott: 483/87 Nr. Michel: 253/7 Nr. Other: 252/6
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1959, Revolution 7th anniversary 6v

14 Feb 2024
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Main product: sea0035 Country: Egypt (Republic) Year: 1959 Nr. Fsc: 25909 Nr. Yvert: 449/4 Nr. Michel: 563/68
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1958, Stamp Day 1v (Citroen 2CV)

3 Jun 2024
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citroen

Main product: sfr1187 Country: France Year: 1958 Nr. Fsc: 25805 Nr. Scott: B320 Nr. Yvert: 1151 Nr. Michel: 1187 Nr. Stanley Gibbons: B320
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1957, Postal cars anniversary 1v

30 Mar 2024
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1956, Aid for Hungary & Egypt 2v

14 Feb 2024
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