Fatto matematico: 9748 is the maximum value of n so that there exist 6 denominations of stamps so that every postage from 1 to n can be paid for with at most 14 stamps.
Trivia: 9748 is an unremarkable number.
Data storica: September 8th is the day in 1952 that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.