Saturday, June 19, 2010
And when you find an interesting old one like this, it’s even more exciting, especially if you enjoy tracking down the date according to which countries gained independence in such-and-such a year – or when the US acquired an island. In this case, Russia is still Russia, prior to it becoming the Soviet Union. That makes it pre-1922. Plus, the Philipines had been acquired by the U.S., so that makes it post-1898.
