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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1993, Henry Ford, Carl Benz s/s

lanb275, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

4.00
Mint NH

1993, Automobiles, Ford Mustang Prototype s/s

lanb274, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

4.00
Mint NH
16.00
Mint NH
28.00
Mint NH

2002, Community services 6v

sad0199, Alderney, 2002

6.75
Mint NH
6.75
First Day Cover

1952, Red Cross 2v

sag0310, Algeria, 1952

2.10
Mint NH

1978, Silver coronation s/s

sakb021, Anguilla, 1978

1.30
Mint NH

1979, London 1980 s/s

sakb029, Anguilla, 1979

1.60
Mint NH

1984, Shipping 1v

sal0007, Aland, 1984

1.50
Mint NH
2.00
First Day Cover

1993, Ford/Benz automobiles 4v

san1878, Antigua & Barbuda, 1993

6.00
Mint NH

1997, UPAEP 3v

sar0190, Aruba, 1997

5.00
Mint NH

1998, Europa, carnival 1v

sas0259, Andorra, Spanish Post, 1998

1.00
Mint NH

1979, Europa CEPT, postal history 2v

sas0123, Andorra, Spanish Post, 1979

1.10
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.50
First Day Cover

1977, Parliament house 1v

sau0638, Australia, 1977

0.70

-20%

0.56

Mint NH

0.70

-10%

0.63

Used or CTO

1980, Stamp week s/s

saub005, Australia, 1980

1.10

-20%

0.88

Mint NH

1.50

-10%

1.35

First Day Cover

1972, Year of the book 4v

sba0345, Barbados, 1972

2.60
Mint NH

2003, Red Cross 3v+2 tabs [T::::T]

sbe3211, Belgium, 2003

2.60
Mint NH
1.30
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.40
First Day Cover

1980, Youth philately 1v

sbe2046, Belgium, 1980

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.10
First Day Cover
2.10
Mint NH

2001, 500 Years European Post Blackprint

sbeb081sd, Belgium, 2001

2.00
Mint NH

2003, A heart for.. 10v m/s

sbe3199kb, Belgium, 2003

8.50
Mint NH
3.00
Used or CTO
5.00
First Day Cover

1988, Postal traffic 4v

sbl3724, Bulgaria, 1988

1.00
Mint NH

1965, Student gymnastic games 6v

sbl1558, Bulgaria, 1965

1.75
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1972, Youth, animal protection 4v

sbr0418, Germany, Berlin, 1972

1.50
Mint NH
1.00
Unused (hinged)
1.50
Used or CTO
3.50
First Day Cover

1960, Holiday for children 4v

sbr0193, Germany, Berlin, 1960

1.50
Mint NH
2.00
Used or CTO

1973, Street transports 6v

sbr0446, Germany, Berlin, 1973

3.00
Mint NH
1.70
Unused (hinged)
1.80
Used or CTO
4.50
First Day Cover
2.40
Mint NH
2.40
Used or CTO
3.00
First Day Cover

1971, Berlin Avus s/s (Opel,Auto Union,Mercedes)

sbrb003, Germany, Berlin, 1971

1.20
Mint NH
1.00
Used or CTO

1990, Traffic safety day 3v

sbt0486, Botswana, 1990

3.60
Mint NH

1970, United Nations 4v

sbu0661, Burundi, 1970

2.30
Mint NH

1977, UNO post 6x4v [+]

sbu1399, Burundi, 1977

30.00
Mint NH
120.00
Mint NH

1978, Postal services 6v [++]

sbz1676, Brazil, 1978

5.40
Mint NH

1967, Holy Aparecida 1v

sbz1149, Brazil, 1967

0.70
Mint NH

1976, Saving Energy 2v

sbz1519, Brazil, 1976

0.90
Mint NH

2008, Sam McLaughlin 1v

sca30818, Canada, 2008

0.70
Mint NH

1977, Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee 2v

scf0601, Congo Republic, 1977

3.00
Mint NH

1986, European traffic safety 3v

scg0666, Cyprus, 1986

4.50
Mint NH
4.00
First Day Cover
2.00
Mint NH
1.50
Used or CTO
1.60
First Day Cover

1962, Development aid 5v

scm0132, Cambodia, 1962

2.50

-20%

2.00

Mint NH

1962, Development s/s

scmb022, Cambodia, 1962

6.00

-20%

4.80

Mint NH

1971, Yaounde university 1v

scn0639, Cameroon, 1971

0.80
Mint NH

1966, Automobil club 1v

sco1068, Colombia, 1966

0.70
Mint NH

1983, Paintings 2v

sct0125, Turkish Cyprus, 1983

1.25
Mint NH

2010, Electric Automobiles 6v

scv31025, Cuba, 2010

2.50
Mint NH

2010, Electric automobiles s/s

scv31025a, Cuba, 2010

1.50
Mint NH

1977, Leipzig autumn fair 2v

sdd2250, Germany, DDR, 1977

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

1956, Aid for Hungary & Egypt 2v

sdd0557, Germany, DDR, 1956

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1954, Definitives overprinted 8v

sdd0435, Germany, DDR, 1954

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

1961, Cosmonauts visit 6v

sdd0863, Germany, DDR, 1961

6.00
Mint NH
6.00
Used or CTO

1976, Leipzig spring fair 2v

sdd2119, Germany, DDR, 1976

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
0.70
First Day Cover

1966, Traffic safety 4v

sdd1169, Germany, DDR, 1966

1.10
Mint NH
0.70
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

1960, Chemical day 4v

sdd0800, Germany, DDR, 1960

1.80
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO

1977, Agriculture 5v

sdd2236, Germany, DDR, 1977

1.70
Mint NH
1.30
Used or CTO

1961, Leipzig spring fair 2v

sdd0813, Germany, DDR, 1961

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO

1960, Leipzig spring fair 2v

sdd0750, Germany, DDR, 1960

0.70
Mint NH
0.70
Used or CTO
1.00
First Day Cover

1980, Toys s/s

sdd2566kb, Germany, DDR, 1980

2.30
Mint NH
1.80
Used or CTO

1986, Hafnia 87 s/s

sdeb005, Denmark, 1986

4.50
Mint NH
3.00
Used or CTO
4.50
First Day Cover

1962, Ouidah evacuation 2v

sdh0193, Dahomey, 1962

1.60
Mint NH

1959, Revolution 7th anniversary 6v

sea0035, Egypt (Republic), 1959

4.50
Mint NH

1974, UPU Centenary 4v

sen0650, Great Britain, 1974

0.90
Mint NH
0.90
Used or CTO

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