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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2002, Amphilex 2002 s/s

spfb028, French Polynesia, 2002

11.00
Mint NH

1977, Welfare 1v

spk0433, Pakistan, 1977

0.70
Mint NH

1987, Motorcycles & cars 6v

spl3092, Poland, 1987

1.30
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1976, FSO industry s/s

splb066, Poland, 1976

2.50
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1983, Commonwealth day 4v

spn0459, Papua New Guinea, 1983

1.50
Mint NH

1985, Post office centenary s/s

spnb002, Papua New Guinea, 1985

3.50
Mint NH

2008, Europa, the letter 1v

spo30807, Portugal, 2008

1.05
Mint NH

1980, Energy saving 2v

spo1508, Portugal, 1980

1.50
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

2008, De jaren 50, Daf 600 1v

sq105aa4, Netherlands - Personal stamps TNT/PNL, 2008

2.00
Mint NH
2.10
Mint NH

1971, Apollo 15 imperforated s/s

srob089, Romania, 1971

90.00
Mint NH
90.00
Used or CTO

1974, UPU Centenary s/s

srob112, Romania, 1974

2.60
Mint NH

2007, Russian trucks 3v

srsa0726, Russia, 2007

2.00
Mint NH

1972, Definitives 6v

srx0009, Ross Dependency, 1972

4.50
Mint NH

1967, Anti tuberculosis 1v

sry0192, Ryu-Kyu, 1967

0.70
Mint NH

1954, Stamp Day 1v

ssg0349, Germany, Saar, 1954

6.00
Mint NH
3.60
Mint NH

1976, Paintings s/s

ssib008, Singapore, 1976

18.00
Mint NH

2005, Fire engines 4v m/s

ssjb0507, Sierra Leone, 2005

5.45
Mint NH
2.70
Unused (hinged)

2005, Dedicated to the Ferrari 6v

ssma0503, San Marino, 2005

4.80
Mint NH

1998, Dakar-Agades-Dakar 4v

ssn1523, Senegal, 1998

2.50
Mint NH

1967, Dakar city hall 1v

ssn0356, Senegal, 1967

1.30
Mint NH

1969, Philexafrique 1v

ssn0394, Senegal, 1969

1.50
Mint NH
6.00
Mint NH
24.00
Mint NH
42.00
Mint NH

1976, Traffic safety 3v

ssp2205, Spain, 1976

0.70
Mint NH

1979, Traffic safety 3v

ssq4903, Russia, Soviet Union, 1979

0.70
Mint NH

1980, Highspeed automobiles 4v

ssq4982, Russia, Soviet Union, 1980

1.00
Mint NH
0.90
Used or CTO

1989, Child welfare s/s

ssr0646, Suriname, Republic, 1989

2.40
Mint NH
2.75
Used or CTO
1.90
First Day Cover

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

1986, Child welfare 5v

ssr0512, Suriname, Republic, 1986

2.50
Mint NH
2.50
Used or CTO
2.20
First Day Cover

1989, Child welfare 3v

ssr0643, Suriname, Republic, 1989

4.00
Mint NH
4.00
Used or CTO
2.90
First Day Cover

1973, Stamp centenary 3v

ssu0613, Suriname, Colony, 1973

0.90
Mint NH
0.90
Mint NH

1986, Automobile centenary s/s

stab053, Tanzania, 1986

0.90
Mint NH

1978, Safari hotels s/s

stab014, Tanzania, 1978

9.00
Mint NH

1963, Postal service s/s

stob010, Togo, 1963

2.50
Mint NH

1984, Automobiles 4x2v [:]

stq0268, Tuvalu, 1984

3.20
Mint NH

1969, Automobiles 3v

sts1866, Czechoslovkia, 1969

2.20
Mint NH

1979, Children day 2v

stt0959, Tunisia, 1979

0.90
Mint NH

1966, Tourism 5v

stu1999, Türkiye, 1966

1.50
Mint NH

1986, Development program 4v [+]

sug0138, United Nations, Geneva, 1986

3.75
Mint NH
3.75
Used or CTO
5.00
First Day Cover

2005, Food for life 2v

suga0512, United Nations, Geneva, 2005

2.40
Mint NH

1988, Fire brigade 6v

sur1792, Uruguay, 1988

5.00
Mint NH

1969, Automobile club 1v

sur1149, Uruguay, 1969

0.70
Mint NH

1970, Woman suffrage 1v

sus1008, United States of America, 1970

0.70
Mint NH

1952, Automobile association 1v

sus0625, United States of America, 1952

0.70
Mint NH

1953, Truck industry 1v

sus0645, United States of America, 1953

0.70
Mint NH

1971, Mooncar 2v [:]

sus1046, United States of America, 1971

0.70
Mint NH

1968, Henry Ford 1v

sus0961, United States of America, 1968

0.70
Mint NH

2002, Toys 4v s-a

sus3588bd, United States of America, 2002

2.90
Mint NH

1997, Traffic 5v [::::]

suw0231, United Nations, Vienna, 1997

4.50
Mint NH

1966, Labour conference 6v

svn1668, Venezuela, 1966

2.30
Mint NH

1997, Children in traffic 1v

swd1954, Germany, Federal Republic, 1997

0.70
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

1994, 5 year open borders 1v (Trabant)

swd1769, Germany, Federal Republic, 1994

1.00
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1999, Automobile club 1v (Maybach)

swd2043, Germany, Federal Republic, 1999

1.20
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.20
Maximum Cards

1990, Welfare 3v

swd1474, Germany, Federal Republic, 1990

3.00
Mint NH
2.80
Used or CTO

1982, Youth, automobiles 4v (Benz,Mercedes,Hanomag,Opel)

swd1123, Germany, Federal Republic, 1982

2.50
Mint NH

1986, Automobile centenary 1v

swd1268, Germany, Federal Republic, 1986

1.20
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

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