Last week, we asked:
Why is the Penny English stamp like a newspaper?
The answer, from the July 1, 1863 Stamp Collector’s Magazine:
Because it was first black printed on white, and then red (read).
No one posted an answer here on the blog, but several people answered when I posted it on Facebook. Marty Mazur’s answer was the closest to that printed in the magazine. Congratulations, Marty!
Now on to this week’s conundrum, which is a bit more difficult, from the April 1, 1863 Stamp Collector’s Magazine:
Why is the Tuscan lion like the British Empire?
It’s gotta have something to do with the symbol of the British Empire having it’s foot on the symbol of France (fleur-de-lis).