Page 137 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 2002: East Timor becomes a new nation; terrorist bomb in Bali nightclub; Enron collapses;

The Osbournes debuts on MTV; Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother and Dudley Moore died.

At the RPSL: Society created the Lee Medal in honour of Ron and Alma Lee.

RPSL President was Gavin Fryer. Patron H.M . Queen Elizabeth II. Membership 1500-1643.

DRONFIELD SCOUT POST

From the collection of Frank Walton RDP, FRPSL.

Member since 1993. Lives in England.

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In October 1981 the United Kingdom government relaxed the monopoly of the Post Office on the

delivery of letters, subject to certain criteria. The Scout Association of Sheffield applied successfully

for a licence to run a private post for the sole purpose of delivering Christmas greetings cards. The

service ran every year until 2000. In one part of the Sheffield postal area, the town of Dronfield,

scout leaders applied to run a much more restricted service just covering the S18 post code area. It

operated for five years from 2002 until 2006 and charged a lower rate than the Royal Mail of 16p

compared to 19p in 2002.