Page 25 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1891: Civil war in Chile, Picture of Dorian Gray and Tess of the Durbervilles published,

basketball invented, zipper invented.

At the PSL: Vice President Tapling died unexpectedly so Castle takes over. Membership fees

increased to two guineas for Town Members and one guinea for Country Members.

Honorary President H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

PSL President was Judge F. A. Philbrick. Membership stood at 113.

UNIQUE TIERRA DEL FUEGO-

THE 1891 'POPPER' ISSUE

From the collection of Brian Moorhouse FRPSL.

Member since 2005. Lives in England.

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Cover addressed to Julio Popper in Buenos Aires with a single 1891 lOc dull carmine-rose on the

reverse, tied by COLONIA POPPER c.d.s. of 19 July 1891. It was carried by the "Popper" post by ferry

to Punta Arenas in Chile where it was handled by a forwarding agent, Wehrhahn y Ca. who applied

the faint oval cachet. The agent added Sc and 20c Chilean stamps to the front of the cover and sent it

by registered mail to Buenos Aires where it received an arrival c.d.s. of 22 August 1891. Julio Popper

was known to be in Buenos Aires at this date and the letter probably contained mining reports.