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In 1894: Japan and China go to war over Korea, Basque Nationalist Party formed,
London's Tower Bridge opens, Kipling's Jungle Book published.
At the PSL: Expert Committee formed that handles 121 stamps in first year at a fee of 2s 6d
each. Exhibition of rarities held at Effingham House to celebrate 25th Anniversary of Society.
Honorary President H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).
PSL President was The Earl of Kingston. Membership stood at 272.
NEW ZEALAND £5 POSTAL NOTE
COLOUR TRIAL
From the collection of Jack Harwood FRPSL.
Member since 2002. Lives in the United States of America.
Postal Notes are a type of Money Order form with a fixed face value. They were intended to facilitate
transmission of small amounts of money from one party to another. This item, with an unusually
large face value, was produced in response to the banking crisis in New Zealand in the mid-1890s.
The post office was one of the few government agencies in which the public had confidence. 58,900
£5 Postal Notes were issued, although no issued example is known to survive. The £5 denomination
was withdrawn from circulation 31December1907.
