Page 105 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1970: Biafra surrenders; U.S. troops invade Cambodia; Tonga and Fiji gain independence;

Beatles break up; Jimi Hendrix and Janice Joplin die; LCDs, floppy disks & bar codes invented.

At the RPSL: Seventy members are elected Fellows as a fitting conclusion to Centenary year.

Society heavily involved in Philympia 70 Exhibition. Cocktail party on 22nd September.

RPSL Presidents were W . A. Townsend and John Hubbard. Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Membership 1215.

RHODESIAN U.D.I. MAIL

From the collection of Barrie Wright FRPSL.

Member since 2011. Lives in England.

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Britain was a bit 'miffed' about Rhodesia declaring independence from its colonial power, so

introduced certain punitive sanctions, one being that 'independence' stamps on incoming mail would

be deemed invalid. The above airmail item posted in Salisbury, Rhodesia in April 1970 bears

Independence Stamps (without the British Monarchs head) and was therefore invalid as far as Britain

was concerned, thus attracting a 'double deficiency' surcharge. This cover is especially interesting as

it bears a £1 Postage Due stamp, the highest value of the range and rarely seen used for postal

purposes. There is also a label applied by the Post Office explaining that the stamps of Rhodesia

have no legal basis.