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In 1989: Occupation of Tiananmen Square; Berlin Wall falls; Communism collapses across
Europe; Exxon Valdez environmental disaster; Voyager 2 passes Neptune; first web server.
At the RPSL: Germany and Colonies Philatelic Society present a display to the RPSL.
RPSL President was Patrick Pearson, VRD. Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.
Membership 1490-1591.
GREAT BRITAIN INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
MINIATURE SHEET ON FIRST DAY COVER
From the collection of Gary W. Granzow FRPSL.
Member since 2003. Lives in the United States of America.
£1.40 INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
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Mr G W Granzow
160 Cheswold Valley Road
HAVERFORD
PA 19041
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The Royal Mail began issuing miniature sheets in 1978. They provide an opportunity to buy all values
of an issue at once and contain further information about the subject commemorated. These stamps
commemorate two new museums devoted to industrial archaeology, opened in 1978.
