Scenario dedicated to the Day of Russian Postal Workers.
Equipment:"entrance" stamps, ropes, ribbons, sheets of whatman paper, champagne bottles, fabric sleeves, markers, large envelopes, 10 cards with dates.
All participants of the banquet evening receive enlarged photocopies (or drawings) of postage stamps upon entering the hall. They have different prices - 3 kopecks, 5 kopecks, 10 kopecks, etc. - the prices that everyone has become accustomed to since “Soviet” times. These stamps will help us in drawings during the banquet. When everyone is seated at the tables, two Presenters appear to the music.
Leading: Hello, dear friends!
Presenter: We are pleased to welcome the most necessary and irreplaceable people - you, workers of the Russian postal service.
Leading: Happy professional holiday to you!
Presenter: Congratulations to you, representatives of one of the most ancient professions!
Leading: And this is true - after all, mail appeared as an intermediary between people back in Ancient Rome.
Presenter: It is generally accepted that the founder of the post was Cyrus, the governor of the Persian king Darius.
Leading: So it's time to raise a toast to you, friends, on your holiday.
Presenter: Postcards and letters, newspapers, magazines - the mail bag holds a lot.
Leading: And in the rain, and in frosts - in any weather. Postmen rush to deliver notices and television programs to the people to whom,
Presenter: To whom - transfers, to whom - telegrams,
Leading: The postmen knocked not on doors, but on hearts, when they handed you letters from your loved ones.
Presenter: Let the mail always arrive regularly.
Leading: Let the letters find their recipients!
Presenter: For a toast, let's fill the glasses all together -
Leading: Solemn toast - To the postal service!
Presenter: It’s time, remembering Cyrus and Darius, to “throw” and present everyone present with a creative gift - a performance by the best artists of our city.
Performance of artists with a concert number. Service leaders, guests, and various departments will want to say toasts and words of greeting. Let all this take place, let the concert numbers take place again, but the time will come for the prize draw.
Presenter: Let's talk about letters, friends.
Leading: By the way, the oldest letter was written, or rather, carved on the wall of his cave dwelling by a primitive man. Carved signs and drawings are still found on boulders, rocks, and walls.
Presenter: They are called by the tricky word “petroglyphs”.
Leading: They served as signposts, marking the boundaries of tribal property and hunting areas.
Presenter: They, conveying information, were the first letters.
Leading: Then people realized that it was more convenient to write on damp clay tiles, but clay letters were a bit heavy...
Presenter: In Athens, for example, texts were carved on large wooden cylinders...
Leading: And the Chinese burned petroglyphs with a hot needle on bamboo sticks.
Presenter: Then the Slavs carved letters on birch planks.
Leading: Then they came up with the idea in Greece, Rome, and then throughout Europe to cover wooden planks with wax.
Presenter: There was papyrus and parchment...
Leading: And finally they invented paper...
Presenter: And now we will remember another type of letters.
Leading: But we will find three players to participate in the first draw.
Presenter: Let us ask you to answer the questions of those who have a price on their stamps - three kopecks... Take a look at the stamps...
Leading: Question one. How old do you think the first “petroglyph” is? We suggest that all this is in thousands of years. So, how much? (The correct answer is 10 thousand years.) We invite the first player to join us!
Presenter: And now the second question. What is "parchment"? What was it made of? (The correct answer is the processed skin of young calves and lambs.) And we have another player!
Leading: But we need one more participant, and we ask the third question. Question for those whose stamps have a price of three kopecks. Raise your stamps. An auction question for you: since history has given an honorable place to a hero named Cyrus, let's compete in rhymes - say a rhyme to the word - the name Cyrus, and the last one to give the answer will enter the game and become the “third”, but, believe me, it’s not out of place. ..
Participants in the rhyming auction name their words - peace, tavern, feast, etc.
We meet the last participant of the first draw!
Presenter: Well, now the task for the players. You will only have thirty seconds to complete it. We promised to remember one more letter. And this letter is knotty. It is also very ancient. So let's plunge back into the depths of centuries and write our letters! Whoever transmits the most information, and the most important one, in the allotted time, will receive the prize of the first drawing. Let's write a knotted letter!
Music plays, the participants try to tie as many “intricate” knots on the rope as possible, after the competition is over, the presenters count the knots and “intricate” knotted “bumps”, determine the winner of the first competition, and award.
Leading: For the fact that you are ready to get up early, To bring us good news, Everyone is ready to raise a glass now, And again to toast - there is an application!
A concert number is being performed.
Presenter: And now a new drawing - for those whose stamps have a price of five kopecks.
Leading: The ancient Persian post office was organized very expediently. At post stations located at a distance of 1 parasang, saddled horses and messengers were waiting, ready to go.
Presenter: So, how many kilometers do you think a parasang is? Only those whose stamps are worth 5 kopecks answer.
(The correct answer is parasang - this is 5 km.) We meet the first participant of the drawing!
Leading: And now the second question, but there is also additional information for it: mail was passed on by relay. There is evidence that mail traveled a distance of 200 parasangs - in how many days do you think? (The correct answer is 6 days.) Meet the second participant!
Presenter: Another question - in Ancient Greece there was no such regular postal service; they used foot walkers, which did not replace each other. One of them went down in history by running from the town of Marathon to Athens to report the victory over the Persians. The world's first "marathon runner" ran in a short time to convey the good news... How many kilometers?
(The correct answer is 42 km.) Yes, he ran 42 km and died, and we meet a living and healthy participant who completed our “question marathon” and comes out to us, smiling.
Leading: But the price on participant stamps is 5 kopecks. And we will try to find 2 more eager to receive the prize.
Presenter: Let's continue our excursion into history.
Leading: In Ancient Rome, mail was streamlined under Emperor Augustus. He organized stations with horse-drawn couriers who delivered his oral orders and letters to all parts of the empire. And at each station a “herd” of horses, bulls and donkeys was waiting. How many heads do you think were in this “herd”? (The correct answer is 40 goals.) And again we welcome with applause the winner of our “postal” drawing!
Presenter: Using a question, we will find another contestant. And the question is this. Another post was known in Europe. It was called “exotic”, and it was delivered by people who, while purchasing something, at the same time distributed letters. Hint: what they purchased is loved by everyone and appears on everyone's dinner table almost every day. What did they acquire, what did they buy? Answer options are given only by those who have stamps worth 5 kopecks.
(The correct answer is meat. And such mail was called in Europe - butchers' mail.) Another contender for the prize is heading to us.
Leading: There are already more of you. This means there will be more competition in the back.
Presenter: Let's remember that everything flows, everything changes, history makes amendments to the postal business, and...
Leading: The first competition will remind us that there were... carrier pigeons.
Presenter: Your task: roll up a sheet of whatman paper, make your own “dove” and just that... Let it resemble modern airmail... Go for it! You are given 1 minute for the entire “rebirth”.
Shall we try?
Based on the applause, the participant who made the most “flightless pigeon” is determined, he is awarded an incentive prize, and returns to the hall, to the table.
Leading: Let's remember that there was bottle mail, which also carried a lot of useful information that everyone needed. We will offer our four participants to “pack” their letter as quickly as possible in champagne bottles. Here are the letters, here are the bottles, try to send the mail as quickly as possible!
The task is completed to the music, the “slowest” one is awarded an incentive prize and returns to his place.
Presenter: There was also salon mail at assemblies, receptions, and receptions. It was written on album sheets, and also on sleeve cuffs, remember?
Leading: Accept the "sleeves", accept the markers, and the one who writes the longest but coherent message in 20 seconds will remain in the game and take part in the final mail match.
A competition is taking place - participants write a message on the fabric cuffs they wear, then the words are counted and the winner is determined. 2 participants remain for the final competition.
Presenter: We continue the “mail tournament”. Time passed, and letters were often sent from one country to another. So, your task: as quickly as possible, copy the address in a foreign language onto this large envelope - from this piece of paper. The large envelopes are ready - they are on moving stands, markers are in your hands, and all the spectators and fans will watch how you cope with this task and who will be more careful and efficient.
A competition is held, the winner is determined, both are awarded and return to their seats to the music and applause of all those in the hall. After the dance break, we will continue the evening's drawings.
Leading: Let's now remember about stamps... By the way, who's stamps are worth 10 kopecks? It is you who will now “earn” prizes from our “postal and holiday” communications. But take a closer look at your stamps - some of them still have “markings” on them - they have a congratulation written on them - “Happy Holidays!” And there are exactly ten such brands. Who has such brands, come to us!
The participants of the next drawing come out - there are 10 of them.
Presenter: Well, now - attention! Here are ten date cards. Now a question will be asked, and you will select a card for each. The one whose card “carries” the correct answer will remain in the game.
Leading: Question: The first postage stamps and special illustrated envelopes came into circulation in Great Britain. In what year do you think, sort out the cards.
The one who, from a variety of large cards (at least A-4 format) chooses the one with the date 1840, becomes a finalist.
Presenter: No one leaves us yet and returns to the table, we have a second question.
Leading: In St. Petersburg, the Central Museum of Communications houses the earliest draft of the design of the first Russian postage stamp. The same cards are in the game again, and your task is to choose the one that shows the year of creation of this project.
The one who, from among many of the same cards, chooses the one with the date 1856 becomes a finalist.
Presenter: Well, that's it, friends, all our participants in the drawing, except for the two finalists, leave the “mail ring” and receive incentive prizes. Thanks for playing!
Leading: Well, two “lucky ones” will show their mastery of postal basics here.
Presenter: Here, on the table, there are large sheets of whatman paper, and your task is to take scissors, cut out a postal envelope from the sheet and fold it. Whoever comes up with a design that is most similar to a real envelope and whoever does it faster will win.
The winner is determined, the main converter and the losing participant are awarded, and they return to the hall to applause.
For the rest of the participants in the drawing, those whose stamps have a price of 15 kopecks, 20 kopecks, you can prepare, for example, the following competition tasks.
- Pack an unusual “parcel” - the presenters’ assistants “act” as the contents, for packaging - sheets of whatman paper, staplers, ropes, tapes - no more than 1 minute to complete the task, perhaps several participants will form a team.
- Hammer as many nails as possible into the “chock” in 30 seconds. After all, those who prepare parcels and parcels for shipment should be able to do this too...
Leading: We wish everyone good luck and faith...
May joyful news await everyone.
Happiness to everyone - without end and without measure,
And now let's be friendly, together
For our holiday we will fill the glass again,
Let's just smile at each other again,
Let work give you joy and love,
And we will be back here in a year!
For our team! For all the good!
For having worked well, to meet again at the festive table - in a year.
Fun mail Host: Hello, dear friends! Postmen are representatives of one of the most ancient professions! And this is true - after all, mail appeared as an intermediary between people back in Ancient Rome. It is generally accepted that the founder of the post was Cyrus, the governor of the Persian king Darius. Let's remember the old days today and play mail. And for this we need to choose the most important participant - who? That's right - the postman. Previously, written messages were sewn into a fur hat or leather bag (so that the rain would not soak them and would not get lost on the road), carried by a Russian messenger. MESSENGER - in the old days: a person sent somewhere with urgent news. Sometimes the messenger memorized special messages. What should a postman be able to do? (Children's options) Firstly, he must be well versed in geography in order to send mail correctly. 1 game - for knowledge of geography: . A geologist, a tourist, a driver, an archaeologist takes it with him (map); . You can’t see its roots, the top is higher than the poplars, it goes up and up, but it doesn’t grow (mountain); . What a weak breeze could not inflate the sails (calm); . Instead of oaks, birches and linden trees, you will see eucalyptus trees; if you look out the window in the morning, kangaroos are jumping across the field (Australia). The cards in it are stitched one to one in a printing house. Now he is always with you - a geography guide (atlas); . He is in summer and winter - between heaven and earth, even if you go to him all your life - he will always be ahead (horizon); . It picked up dust from the road, and then, gathering strength, spun, spun and soared into the sky like a column (a tornado); . Well, half the planet lives in this part of the world, and, of course, here, without a doubt, are the largest mountains (Asia); . In geography, a drawing looks like a large carpet. And on it my country is visible from end to end (map); . Everyone goes around this place: here the ground is like dough, here there is sedge, hummocks, mosses. There is no support for the feet (swamp); . The wind raged in the sea, turning the waves into a shaft. He did a lot of things and where Neptune was looking (storm, storm); . It’s not clear where I am now? The steppes here are called “prairie”. Here they call any shepherd a “cowboy” (America).
Presenter: Postcards and letters, newspapers, magazines - A mail bag holds a lot. And in the rain, and in frosts - in any weather The postmen rush to deliver to the people To whom - notices and television programs, To whom - translations, to whom - telegrams, Not on doors - the postmen knocked on hearts, When letters from your loved ones were handed to you.
Game 2 - “Fastest” relay race - you are given a ball and you need to run around several obstacles to bring the ball first. Based on the results of two competitions, a postman is selected and given a mail bag and a cap.
Host: Let the mail always arrive regularly. Let the letters find their recipients! Now we will divide into two teams. Each will come up with the name of their city, and each participant will come up with their own postal address. (Children write signs with addresses) Host: Let's talk about letters, friends. By the way, the oldest letter was written, or rather, carved on the wall of his cave dwelling by a primitive man. Carved signs and drawings are still found on boulders, rocks, and walls. They are called by the tricky word “petroglyphs”. They served as signposts, marking the boundaries of tribal property and hunting areas. They, conveying information, were the first letters. Then people realized that it was more convenient to write on damp clay tiles, but clay letters were a bit heavy. In Athens, for example, texts were carved onto large wooden cylinders. And the Chinese burned petroglyphs with a hot needle on bamboo sticks. Then the Slavs carved letters on birch planks. They came up with the idea in Greece, Rome, and then throughout Europe to cover wooden planks with wax. How many of you know what the very first paper was, what it was called? (Children give their options) That's right! Papyrus and parchment. What is "parchment"? What was it made of? (The correct answer is the processed skin of young calves and lambs.) Host: And finally, paper was invented. Now the teams can start writing letters, and everyone can decide for themselves who and where to write. At the end of our holiday there will be a drawing of prizes according to nominations, and you will find out which ones later. (Everyone writes letters)
Host: The secret of the letter is protected by the envelope. The first paper envelope was also the letter itself - it was folded in the manner of a pharmaceutical powder bag. The address was written on the outside and the text on the inside. To prevent the envelope from revealing what was entrusted to it, a wax seal was used. The letter could only be read by breaking this seal. This is where the expression “open the envelope” comes from. Sealing wax came to Europe in the 16th century. Invented in China, it migrated to India. Portuguese sailors took him from there. While protecting the secret, the sealing wax simultaneously explained what kind of news was contained in the letter. In France of the last century, a white wax seal sealed the news of a wedding, a black seal sealed a message about a funeral, red sealing wax was used for business letters, ruby sealing wax sealed the secrets of the bride and groom, gray sealing wax was used in friendly correspondence, chocolate sealing wax was used for invitations to banquets and dinner parties. Sealing wax served the post office for a long time. He still protects especially important letters. But sealing wax is inconvenient for Mass mail. And it is completely replaced by our old friend - an envelope with flaps smeared with glue.
Presenter: Postage stamps were a truly revolutionary innovation in the work of Russian mail. Their appearance greatly simplified the correspondence system, and this immediately increased the amount of correspondence sent. The first postage stamp in Russia, in denominations of 10 kopecks, was intended for letters weighing 1 lot and went on sale at post offices on December 10, 1857. At first, stamps were canceled at the post office by simply crossing them out crosswise with a pen, and some time later a round calendar postmark was introduced. Since then, Tsarist Russia has been publishing its postage stamps one after another. Their design remained unchanged: in the center is the royal coat of arms - a double-headed eagle - and crossed postal horns. Guys, are there any of you who have seen postage stamps? Do you know that they have been collected for a long time? What are these people called? (Philatelic collectors.) Presenter: Okay, so we wrote a letter, now we need to make an envelope. (Children make envelopes) Host: When we glued the stamp to where the letter? (They put it in the mailbox.) Guys, do you know that the first mailboxes were first taken out into the street only in 1848? In appearance, these boxes were sharply different from modern mailboxes, since they were of any shape and consisted of two compartments: one, closed with a lock, for letters to be placed there; the other, open, is for storing letters to be returned to the sender, since their addressees have not been found. Their design was still imperfect; they were knocked together from boards and sheathed on the outside with thin sheet iron. Without much difficulty, a penknife could be used to open the door, as if it were securely locked. The population was afraid to trust their correspondence to such boxes. Then, in order to “raise the authority” of the mailboxes, they took the following measure - they began to cast them entirely from cast iron. These massive boxes, weighing up to 3 pounds, were already difficult to break into or take away. But they were very expensive and were not widely used. And only on the third attempt did the mailboxes turn out to be more or less successful - they were quite light and durable, they had internal casings built into them, which were later replaced with canvas bags. Envelopes were depicted on the boxes so as to catch the eye. It is curious that such envelopes were drawn on mailboxes for 80 years, and only in 1926, when literacy became the property of all segments of the population, they stopped drawing them, replacing them with the inscription “Mailbox”. Host: Guys, where is the mailbox? That's right - at the post office. Let's take our letters to the post office, don't forget to indicate the address where the letter should arrive. (Children give letters to the postman) Presenter: In Ancient Greece there was no such regular postal service; they used foot walkers, which did not replace each other. One of them went down in history by running from the town of Marathon to Athens to report the victory over the Persians. The world's first marathon runner ran 42 km in a short time to deliver the good news. and died... Now everything is much simpler - letters are delivered by a special postal service. Letters travel all over the world on all types of transport, there are registered letters, there are urgent telegrams, but with the advent of new technologies and the Internet there are fewer and fewer of them, why? (Children give the answer) That's right, the Internet and e-mail came to our aid. In a few minutes, your message will reach anywhere in the world. How does this speed of delivery affect our lives? (Children give an answer) Host: Let's play some more, guys. Game "The Smartest". (Which of the guys can name more names of items that the postman can bring: letter, telegram, bill, receipt, pension, magazine, newspaper, brochure, notice, summons, postcard...)
Host: Even the ancient Greeks and Romans sent doves with messages. The Roman historian and naturalist Pliny the Elder described how the commandant of the besieged Mutina, Decius Brutus, in 43 BC. managed to notify the consul Hirtius, who arrived in time with troops to the rescue. Julius Caesar used pigeon mail to communicate with Rome during his many military campaigns. The amazing ability of pigeons to quickly and accurately find their way from any point to their native nest has long been noticed by people. A trained bird will return home, even if it is taken a considerable distance in a state of deep anesthesia. In the scientific literature, this ability is called “homing” - the instinct to return home. So far, we only partially understand the mechanism that allows pigeons to determine the direction of flight, find the right one from among many cities, identify one from thousands of similar houses, and find exactly their own from among hundreds of windows. The pigeon's brain is developed to such an extent that it can be called a natural computer. There is plenty of information that this computer has to sort through. To determine their location relative to the house, pigeons use a variety of information. Host: Our next competition is “Homing Pigeon”. How to make an origami dove with your own hands? In fact, the dove is a very simple model. This diagram will help you make a dove out of paper:
Your task: roll up the sheet, make your own “dove”, and while you are making them, listen... Birds of the world at war During the First World War, carrier pigeons were widely used by both warring sides. The Belgians and Germans used this type of communication most professionally. More than three thousand carrier pigeons were involved in the war. A small note-pigeongram was inserted into a small capsule, which was attached to the bird’s leg. During the Great Patriotic War, a “pigeon mobilization” was carried out in the country - some of the birds were confiscated from the local population for the needs of the army. They were intensively used to deliver dispatches - for example, during the fighting in the Baltic states in 1944, an average of 85 reports were delivered by carrier pigeons in one day. Remembering the ability of the “birds of heaven” to easily overcome the front line, both the Soviet and German commands sought by all means to remove them from the civilian population. It would seem that at that time the latest means of communication were already widely used - telegraph, telephone, radio. However, one can only marvel at the intensity of the activities of messenger pigeons during World War II. Pigeons acted successfully in the most seemingly incredible situations. Here's just one example. In 1942, a British submarine damaged by German depth charges was unable to get off the ground. The crew would have suffered certain death if it had not included a pair of homing birds - a dove and a dove. They were released to the surface in a small capsule through a torpedo tube. The dove may have been overwhelmed by a storm wave, but the dove still managed to reach the base. Thanks to the pigeongram, the crew was saved, and a monument was subsequently erected to the feathered postman. In 1943, Maria Deakin, the founder of a shelter for military animals, established the Order of Deakin - the highest military award for animals who served in the British troops, a kind of analogue of the Victoria Cross. To this day, 60 animals have been awarded this order - and more than half of them, 32 awarded, are carrier pigeons! The most famous of them was a pigeon named Commando. The English National Pigeon Service delivered agent birds to Nazi-occupied territory to disrupt the work of the German pigeon post office. These spy pigeons, equipped with fake identification rings, infiltrated enemy dovecotes and then delivered German reports to the British. During 1942, Commando was transported three times to Nazi-occupied France, from where he delivered metal capsules containing vital intelligence information to Great Britain. Commando was one of two hundred thousand pigeons "serving" with the National Pigeon Service of the United Kingdom. Host: Let's see what kind of pigeons you got. Host: Let's remember that there was bottle mail, which also carried a lot of useful information that everyone needed. Bottles without corks in the sea will sooner or later drown. And those that are clogged are extremely rarely thrown into the sea unnecessarily. And if among the waves of the ocean or on the seashore you come across a carefully sealed bottle overgrown with seaweed, in 95 cases out of 100 there is something in it. There are few idle people in the world who, for fun, would throw insignificant notes in glass “envelopes” into the sea. Usually this kind of mail is resorted to in exceptional, mostly tragic cases. Bottle in the sea! What does this mysterious messenger carry? What extraordinary events will he tell people about? How many legends exist in the world about important messages brought by a bottle! And how much truly interesting news was delivered by bottle mail. Many legends tell about miraculous treasures, about extraordinary shipwrecks and disasters that were prevented by a well-timed bottle, about great discoveries that became known only thanks to bottle mail. They say that in 1852 the captain of an American ship found a bottle on the shore in the Strait of Gibraltar, which Christopher Columbus allegedly threw into the sea when returning from the shores of America to Spain in 1493. Apparently, Columbus feared that his dilapidated caravel might sink, and the world would not know about the important discoveries that he and his associates had made. The note enclosed in the bottle was addressed to Queen Isabella I. The captain actually delivered the bottle with the note to Queen Isabella, but not the first, but Isabella II, who reigned 350 years later. It is possible, however, that this story is one of the cleverly carried out hoaxes associated with the name of Columbus, and this whole story is an interesting curiosity. If the note really belonged to Columbus, then his bottle is the oldest in the entire history of bottle mail. Our next competition will be "Bottle Mail", a challenge to "package" your letter into a bottle as quickly as possible. Here are the letters, here are the bottles, try to send the mail as quickly as possible! (The task is performed to the music). Host: And now it’s time to talk about postage stamps. There is a legend in the world... “Once,” the legend tells, “in 1836, a member of the House of Commons of the English Parliament, Sir Rowland Hill, traveled around Ireland. Stopping at a hotel in a small town, he saw the postman handing a letter to the maid. The girl turned the letter over in her hands and returned it back. Hearing that the pretty Irishwoman could not redeem the news from her groom, Rowland Hill handed her a shilling. The girl thanked and refused, and when the postman left, she told about a little trick: using the symbols on the envelope, you can find out news about each other for free. The end of the legend is not difficult to guess. Hill thought about the imperfections of the postal service and then passed a law on its reform in parliament. Hill proposed a flat fee: one penny for a letter weighing half an ounce. Mail became not only publicly accessible and widespread, but also very profitable. Another Englishman, bookseller Chalmers, developed Hill's project. He proposed introducing a postage sign - the same receipt that is still stuck on envelopes to this day. Thus, in 1840, the world's first postage stamp was born, decorated with a portrait of the English Queen Victoria. The English tradition of depicting a portrait of the king on a stamp was broken only once by stamps in honor of William Shakespeare. In addition to the portrait of Queen Elizabeth, the English post office decorated the commemorative stamps with a portrait of Shakespeare and characters from his plays. In 1851, the head of the Postal Department, General Vladimir Fedorovich Adlerberg, sent department official A.P. Charukovsky abroad to study the postal business. Alexey Prokhorovich saw a lot of new and interesting things on this business trip. In England, he visited the printing house of the Perkins, Bacon and Pitch company, where postage stamps were printed and became closely acquainted with the entire production process. A.P. Charukovsky also visited the Munich printing house. It was here that the first postage stamp in Germany was printed in 1849, which later became known as the “black unit”. Host: Let's remember once again what is a stamp collector called? (Children's answer). Right. Philatelists are the same collectors. And it is stamp lovers who are the most zealous buyers of rarities. From early childhood, enthusiastic people search for and collect stamps, ranging from the most common to the rare and expensive. Sometimes, philatelists can pay a fortune for one copy. This hobby is the most harmless, and it can also be a good investment.
I would like to present to your attention the most expensive postage stamps in the world. Many of them are equivalent to buying an apartment or a car. Some can only be found in private collections. In addition, the price of stamps is increasing every year. Mauritius One of the most expensive brands is “Mauritius”. It was printed on the island of Mauritius back in 1847. But a mistake was made during printing, so the stamp became very rare. The experts made a mistake in the inscription. They printed Post Office instead of Post Paid. Only 28 such marriages are known. Today, such a stamp can fetch about $20 million at auction. The rarest stamp - “Mauritius” Holy Grail Quite a rare and interesting stamp. US President Franklin can be seen on it. There are only two such brands in the world. One is kept in the New York public library, the other lives in a private collection. It is difficult to calculate the value of the stamp, since they are not sold. But according to conservative estimates by experts, the price could reach up to $30 million. Absolutely exclusive Yellow Swedish brand Almost the most expensive brand in the world. It was printed in 1855. A green stamp, like its analogues, was supposed to be released.
A valuable mistake But by mistake the series was painted yellow. In 1996, the yellow Swedish mark or "Yellow Treskilling" was purchased for $2.3 million. Jenny There is a block of four stamps. They depict a Curtis-Jenny airplane. But the value of a brand is in its typo. The airplane in the lot turned out to be upside down, so such copies are valued higher than the originals. Original stamp In 1954, all stamps were purchased for 18.2 thousand dollars. Now their price has reached 3 million dollars. Tiflis Original and expensive stamps have been found since the times of the Russian Empire. For example, Tiflis stamp. It was printed in 1857.
To this day, only three copies have survived - all of them belonged to the jeweler and philatelist Faberge. Now they are in private collections and it’s not so easy to even look at them.
Hawaiian Missionaries This is the first stamp issued in Hawaii. They appeared in 1851 and were called "Hawaiian Missionaries". Their peculiarity is that they are poorly printed.
The first Hawaiian stamps Due to poor and too thin paper, today they are considered the most expensive postage stamps in the world. Only 16 copies have survived to this day. Each one costs a fortune - about half a million dollars.
Benjamin Franklin Z Grill The rarest postage stamp in the United States. There are only two of them in the world. In 1988, the Benjamin Franklin Z Grill, with a denomination of only one center, was sold in the United States for a record amount of $1.5 million. Penny Black Penny Black or "Penny Black" was the first official postage stamp to have adhesive applied to the reverse side. She was released in 1840. The very first stamp She made a real revolution in the world of postage stamps. The stamp is not that rare, but it still costs a decent amount - $2 million.
British Guyana One Cent Black on Magenta The world saw this brand in 1856.
The rarest and most expensive This is the most expensive brand in the world and quite rare. It is printed on purple bond paper with black ink. Audrey Hepburn However, quite good money can be earned for modern postage stamps. For example, the most expensive modern stamp is the German postal and charity stamp. It depicts actress Audrey Hepburn. It appeared in 2001, but was not officially released into postal circulation. Only four copies, no one knows how, went to the people. Stylish stamp On the stamp, the actress appears with a cigarette in her mouth and a huge hat. Denomination - 1.10 plus 0.50 marks. This stamp was supposed to be released in 2001 in a series that was dedicated to the actors: Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Gabin, Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman. The additional collection was for the benefit of flood victims. There were 14 million Audrey Hepburn stamps. But the stamp was confiscated because the actress’s son took away the publishing rights. He didn't like the fact that his mother was smoking a cigarette. The circulation was destroyed, except for 30 copies. They went to museums and archives. Their cost is about 94 thousand dollars. This is the most expensive modern postage stamp. However, philatelists also replenish their collections with the help of Soviet stamps. Here are the most expensive stamps of the USSR. 40 years of the Soviet circus “The Blue Gymnast” was released to mark the 40th anniversary of the Soviet circus. But it did not go into circulation due to disagreements about which year should be considered the year the circus was founded: 1920-1921 or 1934. Dedicated to circus art After many years, they decided to set the date 1919. Therefore, the stamp was released only for the 60th anniversary of the circus in 1979. The unissued stamp ended up with philatelists. At an auction in 2008, it went under the hammer for 13 million 800 thousand dollars. Limonka Almost the most expensive brand in the USSR. Limonka was released in 1925. It became the first of the standard edition "Gold Standard". In quicklime form it is quite rare. Only a hundred copies are known. While printing the stamp, the perforation machine broke down, however, the remaining denominations had already been produced. Gosznak released the batch on time, but the 15-kopeck stamp was not printed. They were later used for their intended purpose, but to send letters to remote regions of the union. The cost is now estimated at 15-20 thousand dollars. 250 years of the historical Poltava victory of 1709. Rare and expensive Soviet stamp from 1959. It is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Poltava. The stamp was not released, since Khrushchev’s visit to Sweden was scheduled for that time.
Tribute to history It was decided not to offend the Swedes. Officially, the postage stamp was sold for a few minutes, after which the circulation was confiscated and destroyed. 40 stamps have survived. They cost approximately 10-20 thousand dollars. Flight of Peace and Friendship This stamp was not released for the same reason as the previous one. However, although the visit was planned, it did not take place. At an auction, such a stamp was bought for 28 million 750 thousand dollars.
Script for Post Day
Post Day is a holiday for millions. Because hundreds of thousands of people work at the post office, and millions use the post office every day. And the Post Office Day scenario will come in handy if you decide to celebrate this holiday with a small corporate event in your friendly team. You will like the script for Postal Day, because you will be offered competitions, remade songs about postal services and, of course, surprises and gifts.
Leading:
Who's knocking on my door
With a thick shoulder bag?
It is he! It is he!
Our cheerful postman!
At least a little out of control
And always tipsy
Let a little tipsy
It's not a problem at all
After all, everyone around knows
What is this Pechkin postman!
Pechkin:
I...it's here...Hik...brought a parcel...Hik...for your boy....(looks around) ugh, you're not right! Ick! Letter for you! Hic... But I won’t give it to you so easily. Ick...for a letter I ask you to pour 100 grams...
(Pour)
Pechkin: drinks and winces
What the heck is this? Don't pour water! That's not how I play, brothers! And I’m taking the letter with me... and I’ll come to you with it tomorrow. Goodbye...Ik...friends!
Leading:
Okay, Pechkin, don't be angry. You said pour 100 grams, but you didn’t say what exactly! Here, take it (holds out a glass of vodka)
Pechkin sniffs and drinks.
Pechkin:
Wow, that's a different matter! Receive your letter with confidence! Well, I...Hick...went home, I get more than enough from my wife!
The presenter opens the envelope and sighs.
Leading:
Well, here's Pechkin-Pechkin. I didn’t deliver the letter completely, we’ll have to finish it ourselves.
Let's all name the adjectives together, and I will write them in the letter. How all the adjectives “fall” into place. We'll read what we got.
Guests name adjectives.
Letter.
_______________________postal workers!
Today is October 9th – ___________________ Post Day! And on this ______________________________day I want to congratulate you on this ______________________holiday! You have always been ________________________________, ______________________________ and _________________________________. In your work you have shown, are showing and will continue to show ____________________ qualities!
I wish you __________________health, ______________________happiness,____________________luck, __________________luck and __________________success! May you never have ______________________enemies, ________________________clients and _____________________bad luck! Congratulations!
Your V.V.P.
When all the adjectives have been inserted and the letter has been read. The presenter says:
Hmm...Who is “Your V.V.P”? Let's decipher it. Whoever can decipher it best will receive this as a gift!
Options for decoding V.V.P. – World Postal Veteran, Supreme Postmaster General, etc.
Competitions:
Grandma's stash or secret dream.
You will need as many envelopes as possible - from 20 to 50 or more, all of them will be empty and only one will contain “grandmother’s stash” - 1000 rubles. Everyone who wants to find money lines up at some distance from the pile of envelopes (it would be better if they are all sealed), and at the command of the leader, they begin their search. The one who finds the treasured envelope. He takes its contents. You can put not a real bill there, but a counterfeit one. And in words, say: grandma was poor (with her pension), so, have a chocolate bar (or some other consolation prize).
Mastery check
2 chairs are placed side by side on the same line. On each chair there is: an envelope, a sheet of paper (“letter”) and a postage stamp.
Here, whoever is faster will put a letter in an envelope, seal it, attach a stamp and “take it” to the post office.
The mail will be at some distance, on another chair. Prize for the winner.
Dreams... desires...
Each of the guests writes on a piece of paper what they dream about most (a promotion, a bigger salary, love, money, a car, an apartment, etc.), seals their dream in an envelope and gives it to the host. The envelopes must be exactly the same! The presenter collects all the dreams and desires, mixes them and attaches them to a rope. At the end of the evening or earlier, each of the guests cuts off the envelope they like with scissors, and what is there will be fulfilled in the coming year.
Sing remake songs. Here's an example of one song:
Someone came down the hill
Probably the postman is coming
And there's a huge bag on my shoulder
Probably carries a pension!
And there's a huge bag on my shoulder
Probably carries a pension!
And then he comes up to us with a smile
Starts a conversation with us
We were waiting for you in the whole yard
It's so good that you came to us
We were waiting for you in the whole yard
Tell me, tell me, our postman
How many letters have we received?
And will we all get a pension?
And will everything be fine?
And will we all get a pension?
And will everything be fine?
And he answered us with a smile
That we have received many letters
That we will all receive a pension
And that everything will be fine!
That we will all receive a pension
And that everything will be fine!
At the end, the presenter congratulates all postal workers, and dancing takes place.
Holiday scenario
"Post Day"
Scene “At the Post Office”
1st presenter:- Today our holiday is dedicated to Post Day.
Have you ever thought that an ordinary letter in an envelope has its own history?
As soon as man appeared on Earth, he had a need for communication. You could just talk to those who lived nearby. How to convey a message to those who are far away? What if they are in danger or a natural disaster is approaching?
Then man came up with the idea of transmitting information using fire smoke, signal drums and pipes. Messengers were sent with oral messages.
The writing could be a cunningly broken branch, stones and bones of wild animals arranged in a certain order, and, of course, drawings. At first they were primitive, then more and more advanced, on wood, on stone.
Human society developed. Writing appeared. Methods of transmitting mail were improved. Once upon a time, notes were brought by pigeons, and sailors threw bottles with letters into the water. Then, for speed, mail began to be transported by rail, and by plane, as it turned out, even faster.
So how did it all start?
Let's take you back to distant, distant times, when people did not yet know how to write. Then the letters were... alive.
2nd presenter:- Guys, what do you think this means?
If some important news needed to be conveyed, a messenger was sent. And he memorized by heart what he was told to tell.
Do you think it’s easy to memorize a letter?
And other Indians came up with knotted writing. They took a thick rope and tied multi-colored laces of different lengths to it. Knots were tied on these laces. The shorter the knot, the more important the event was. Each knot had its own color. A black knot meant death, a white knot meant peace, a red knot meant war, and a green knot meant bread. It was not easy to read such a letter.
Competition "Knot letter"
1st presenter: Among some peoples, knotted writing was replaced by beads made of multi-colored sea shells, or drawings.
Writing appeared. Postal services also developed. At that time there were several types of mail: university mail, butchers mail, pigeon mail, bottle mail.
Later stagecoaches appeared. These were large covered carriages that carried passengers, mail and luggage. There were horse mail couriers.
2nd presenter: The word “mail” was first used by the boyar Afanasy Lavrentievich. Translated from Polish it meant “road”.
Nowadays, mail is transported by sea, on high-speed ships, by land transport - postal cars, by rail - by passenger train, which has postal cars. But letters are delivered over long distances by airplanes.
Guys, who brings letters to our house? (postman)
Name the most famous postman. (Pechkin)
Let's call him.
Postman Pechkin:- Hello guys! Do you know who I am? What cartoon did I come from?
1st Presenter:- Postman Pechkin, our guys will tell you their poems.
Letters, parcels and parcels
They're flying all over the place from the post office.
On holidays - funny cards,
Valuable messages with sealing wax.
On time magazines and newspapers
The postman must deliver it to us.
You connect with the whole world.
You bring news to every home.
Postman Pechkin: - Well done boys. And I have a riddle for you.
Without wings, but flies
Without a tongue, but speaks. (letter)
2nd Presenter: What should be written on the envelope for the letter to reach the addressee? (address)
Postman Pechkin:- I have another riddle for you.
What can travel around the world
Staying in one corner? (Postage Stamp)
1st Presenter:- What do you think stamps are for? Look at what brands there are. People have been collecting stamps since their inception. A person who not only collects stamps and puts them in an album, but studies them is called a philatelist.
Postman Pechkin:- Now the next riddle.
On the wall, in a visible place,
Gathers news together
And then its tenants
They will fly to all ends. (Mailbox)
2nd Presenter:- After we have written the address and sealed the envelope, we put it in the mailbox.
Postman Pechkin and the 4th grade guys also prepared poems. Listen
There was once a postman -
Good-natured, nice Elephant.
He delivered telegrams
For different children, fathers, mothers.
And magazines and newspapers,
He didn’t skimp on signs.
The elephant is both kind and smart, -
Unusual postman!
And no matter who you go to,
He gave gifts to everyone.
Loved to deliver letters
And he was friends with the kids.
The elephant was in a hurry to Tanya,
He brought lambs.
I drank tea with Tanya,
And he gave her a smile.
What else do you need for happiness?
Maybe a chocolate bar?
The elephant gave his smile
And funny cards.
Didn't offend anyone
He gave gifts to everyone.
And whims, it’s true, for future use
He put it in a big bag.
This is such a wonderful Elephant
Good-natured and smart!
Didn't he come to you?
And you didn’t give gifts?
1st Presenter:- Guys, mail is not only letters, it is telegrams, parcels, parcels.
Competition "The Mystery of the Parcel"
What is in the parcel is encrypted in numbers. You need to guess. There is a hint on the screen for you.
2nd Presenter: And now the girls will congratulate everyone on Post Day.
“Who is knocking on my door?..” -
Know these lines
Of course people are all -
Adults and children.
This is a good postman,
What does the parcel carry?
He also carries letters,
And the magazine "Murzilka".
Lots of good news
And a postcard to mom,
Telegram about guests,
And a TV program...
The postman is loved by people, -
You managed to help us, -
Please accept congratulations -
Happy holiday! Happy Post Day!
1st presenter: Guys, you already know that a letter can be sent by mail. But it takes a lot of time. Who knows what mail can be used to send a letter or any information?
(via the Internet, email)
2nd presenter: E-mail, unlike regular mail, is fast. It can connect people on different continents in a few seconds. And not just to connect and give the opportunity to talk, but to deliver a letter with great speed. You know that simple letters usually take several days, but here it’s just one second and your information is already in another city or another country.
Game "Mail"
The most important thing is the mailbox.
It was made from a toy box: a slot was cut out at the top for lowering the mail (and covered with tape), a transparent film was fixed on the inside of the front wall (so that the mail was visible), the hole for the hook was already ready. The box opens from the bottom: the bottom wall is fixed with an elastic band...
After the “postman” takes out and sorts the mail, he must deliver it to the recipients...
There are 10 paper pockets glued to a sheet of whatman paper. They are pasted with photographs of the recipients (for us these are toys) and the numbers of their boxes (from time to time I change them in places so as not to get used to them). If desired, mail is delivered directly to the “addressee”...
“Addressees” receive letters, postcards, receipts, newspapers, telegrams, etc. We write numbers or names of toys as an address (we know the numbers, but we look for a similar combination of letters for the names; you can also write a combination of numbers).
And in the “post office” we stick stamps on envelopes, accept telegrams (we also have our own prices), put stamps, etc. You can also send parcels... Either we, the adults, put the mail in the mailbox (the effect of surprise for the “postman”), or the little son himself writes and draws letters of congratulations to his friends...
1st presenter: Our holiday has come to an end. I think that today you learned a lot of new and interesting things. Let's thank the postman Pechkin. And we thank you for your attention!
Script for Post Day
Post Day is a holiday for millions. Because hundreds of thousands of people work at the post office, and millions use the post office every day. And the Post Office Day scenario will come in handy if you decide to celebrate this holiday with a small corporate event in your friendly team. You will like the script for Postal Day, because you will be offered competitions, remade songs about postal services and, of course, surprises and gifts.
Leading:
Who's knocking on my door
With a thick shoulder bag?
It is he! It is he!
Our cheerful postman!
At least a little out of control
And always tipsy
Let a little tipsy
It's not a problem at all
After all, everyone around knows
What is this Pechkin postman!
Pechkin:
I...it's here...Hik...brought a parcel...Hik...for your boy....(looks around) ugh, you're not right! Ick! Letter for you! Hic... But I won’t give it to you so easily. Ick...for a letter I ask you to pour 100 grams...
(Pour)
Pechkin: drinks and winces
What the heck is this? Don't pour water! That's not how I play, brothers! And I’m taking the letter with me... and I’ll come to you with it tomorrow. Goodbye...Ik...friends!
Leading:
Okay, Pechkin, don't be angry. You said pour 100 grams, but you didn’t say what exactly! Here, take it (holds out a glass of vodka)
Pechkin sniffs and drinks.
Pechkin:
Wow, that's a different matter! Receive your letter with confidence! Well, I...Hick...went home, I get more than enough from my wife!
The presenter opens the envelope and sighs.
Leading:
Well, here's Pechkin-Pechkin. I didn’t deliver the letter completely, we’ll have to finish it ourselves.
Let's all name the adjectives together, and I will write them in the letter. How all the adjectives “fall” into place. We'll read what we got.
Guests name adjectives.
Letter.
_______________________postal workers!
Today is October 9th – ___________________ Post Day! And on this ______________________________day I want to congratulate you on this ______________________holiday! You have always been ________________________________, ______________________________ and _________________________________. In your work you have shown, are showing and will continue to show ____________________ qualities!
I wish you __________________health, ______________________happiness,____________________luck, __________________luck and __________________success! May you never have ______________________enemies, ________________________clients and _____________________bad luck! Congratulations!
Your V.V.P.
When all the adjectives have been inserted and the letter has been read. The presenter says:
Hmm...Who is “Your V.V.P”? Let's decipher it. Whoever can decipher it best will receive this as a gift!
Options for decoding V.V.P. – World Postal Veteran, Supreme Postmaster General, etc.
Competitions:
Grandma's stash or secret dream.
You will need as many envelopes as possible - from 20 to 50 or more, all of them will be empty and only one will contain “grandmother’s stash” - 1000 rubles. Everyone who wants to find money lines up at some distance from the pile of envelopes (it would be better if they are all sealed), and at the command of the leader, they begin their search. The one who finds the treasured envelope. He takes its contents. You can put not a real bill there, but a counterfeit one. And in words, say: grandma was poor (with her pension), so, have a chocolate bar (or some other consolation prize).
Mastery check
2 chairs are placed side by side on the same line. On each chair there is: an envelope, a sheet of paper (“letter”) and a postage stamp.
Here, whoever is faster will put a letter in an envelope, seal it, attach a stamp and “take it” to the post office.
The mail will be at some distance, on another chair. Prize for the winner.
Dreams... desires...
Each of the guests writes on a piece of paper what they dream about most (a promotion, a bigger salary, love, money, a car, an apartment, etc.), seals their dream in an envelope and gives it to the host. The envelopes must be exactly the same! The presenter collects all the dreams and desires, mixes them and attaches them to a rope. At the end of the evening or earlier, each of the guests cuts off the envelope they like with scissors, and what is there will be fulfilled in the coming year.
Sing remake songs. Here's an example of one song:
Someone came down the hill
Probably the postman is coming
And there's a huge bag on my shoulder
Probably carries a pension!
And there's a huge bag on my shoulder
Probably carries a pension!
And then he comes up to us with a smile
Starts a conversation with us
We were waiting for you in the whole yard
It's so good that you came to us
We were waiting for you in the whole yard
Tell me, tell me, our postman
How many letters have we received?
And will we all get a pension?
And will everything be fine?
And will we all get a pension?
And will everything be fine?
And he answered us with a smile
That we have received many letters
That we will all receive a pension
And that everything will be fine!
That we will all receive a pension
And that everything will be fine!
At the end, the presenter congratulates all postal workers, and dancing takes place.
