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In 1982: Britain defeated Argentina in t he Falkland's War; first mission of space shuttle


                             Columbia;  M ichael Jackson's Thriller and movie ET released; Princess Grace of Monaco dies.




                             At the RPSL: The British Aerophilatelic Federation gives a display to t he Society.


                              RPSL President was Leslie S. Wheeler. Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

                              Membership 1503-1490.






                              RWANDA DIE PROOFS WITH INSTRUCTIONS






                              From t he collection of Estanislao Pan de Alfaro.


                              M ember since 2014. Lives in Spain.





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                                                      ~ ~'                                                                                                                  1982-83 was the Year


                                 ~--                                                        ~·                                                                               of the Scout, the 75th
                                  I                                                                                                                     •                   Anniversary of


                                                                     -
                                        -                RWANDA                                                                                                             Scouting. Many

                                                                                                                                                                            countries honoured the

                                                                                                                                                                            Scout  movement with





                                                                 1'50                                                          81                       •                   stamp issues. Rwanda
                                                                                                                                                                             prepared an eight-
                                                                                        r'                                                              •                   stamp issue printed by
                                                                                       C'o                                                              b.-..
                                                                                   •                                                                    r: .. j              Heraclio Fournier of
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                                                                                                                                                                            Vitoria, Spain. This


                                                                                                                                                        •                   composite die proof

                                                                                                                                                                            contains the

                                                                                                                                                                             instructions to machine

                                                                   10                                                        201                                            operators: "Change
                                                                           ,.._                                                        J>.'Z..                              1982 year for 1983";

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                                                         RWANDA                                                                                                              "Red bird colour hard"·
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                                                                      -                                                          -                                           "To remove black ink of

                                                                                                                                                                            the meats". It also has

                                                                                                                                                                            a "Delivered to


                                                                                                                                                                             photography
                                                                  70
                                                                                                                                                                            department 29-X-82"


                                                                          AZ.                                                                                                handstamp in red.
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