Page 24 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1890: World's first electric underground railway in London, Forth Road Bridge in Scotland

opens for rail traffic, Vincent Van Gogh commits suicide, Sitting Bull murdered.

At the PSL: Major exhibition staged by PSL in London to celebrat e SOth anniversary of first

postage stamps, and becomes model for future exhibitions. Membership passes 100 mark.

PSL President was Judge F. A. Philbrick. Membership stood at 104.

CYPRUS ARTIST'S SKETCH AND KEY-PLATE

ESSAY FOR Ss. DENOMINATION

From the collection of Akis Christou FRPSL.

Member since 2005. Lives in Cyprus.

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Five shilling artist's sketch, 29X34mm, in claret with ornaments around the portrait in Chinese white

on transparent paper SSX34mm, endorsed 'For Colour' and affixed to a card of the same size. The

predecessor to the adjacent essay. "POSTAGE-POSTAGE" Key-plate perforated essay in carmine with

"CYPRUS" and Ss denomination.