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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1955, Mixed issue 4v

28 Mar 2024
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lausanne

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1980, Mixed issue 4v

28 Mar 2024
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1980, Police 4v

28 Mar 2024
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1972, Red Cross 5v

27 Mar 2024
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1971, Yaounde university 1v

27 Mar 2024
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1954, Definitives overprinted 8v

17 Mar 2024
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1974, UPU Centenary 4v

17 Mar 2024
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1966, Rinderpest 1v

9 Mar 2024
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1979, Children day 2v

4 Mar 2024
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2003, Ford centenary s/s

3 Mar 2024
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1997, Traffic 5v [::::]

2 Mar 2024
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1988, European transport 2v

2 Mar 2024
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cemt, eurocontrol,

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1985, Mixed issue 3v

2 Mar 2024
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1980, Local police 1v

2 Mar 2024
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1969, Automobile club 1v

1 Mar 2024
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1962, Stamp Day 1v

1 Mar 2024
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1983, Technology 2v [:]

1 Mar 2024
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1971, Mooncar 2v [:]

25 Feb 2024
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1953, Truck industry 1v

24 Feb 2024
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1952, Automobile association 1v

24 Feb 2024
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1972, Moon exploration 1v

23 Feb 2024
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1967, Hoggar traverse 1924 1v

23 Feb 2024
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1963, Freedom from hunger 2v

23 Feb 2024
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1998, Dakar-Agades-Dakar 4v

16 Feb 2024
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1967, Dakar city hall 1v

16 Feb 2024
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1969, Philexafrique 1v

16 Feb 2024
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2002, Community services 6v

15 Feb 2024
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2000, Automobiles 6v

15 Feb 2024
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2003, Automobiles 5v

15 Feb 2024
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2008, De jaren 50, Daf 600 1v

15 Feb 2024
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1970, Traffic safety 1v

15 Feb 2024
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1992, Automobiles 6v

15 Feb 2024
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morris cowley bullnose 1925, rolls royce 20/25 1932, chenard & walcker t5 1924, packard 900 series light eight 1932, lanchester 21 1927, buick 30 roadster 1913

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1990, Europa, post offices 4v

15 Feb 2024
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1985, Automobiles 4v+2 tabs [++]

15 Feb 2024
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1980, Magen David Adom s/s

15 Feb 2024
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1981, Ha Shiva interchange 1v

15 Feb 2024
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1980, Magen David Adom 2v

15 Feb 2024
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1977, Police day 3v

15 Feb 2024
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1955, Magen David Adom 1v

15 Feb 2024
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1970, New UPU building 2v

15 Feb 2024
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1959, Colombo conference 5v

15 Feb 2024
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1968, Right driving 2v

15 Feb 2024
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Main product: sij0419 Country: Iceland Year: 1968 Nr. Yvert: 374/5 Nr. Michel: 419/0
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1979, Postal independence s/s

14 Feb 2024
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1979, Europa 2v

14 Feb 2024
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Main product: sgu0189 Country: Guernsey Year: 1979 Nr. Fsc: 27902 Nr. Scott: 189/90 Nr. Yvert: 184/5 Nr. Michel: 189/90 Nr. Stanley Gibbons: 189/90
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1979, Postal independence 4v

14 Feb 2024
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1977, St John Ambulance 4v

14 Feb 2024
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