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In 1905: Russian battleship Potemkin mutiny; first Duma in Russia; Las Vegas founded; Albert
Einstein proposes Theory of Relativity; Christian Dior, Jean-Paul Sartre, Howard Hughes born.
At the PSL: Planning starts on a major international exhibition to be held the following year
at the Royal Horticultural Hall, London, at which a Championship Class would be introduced.
PSL President was H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Membership stood at 227.
NEW ZEALAND
MAORI COUNCIL FRANK ON COVER
From the collection of Lindsay Chitty.
Member since 2012. Lives in New Zealand.
. . • ••
On Maori Council Business Only.
If 1 ot clRirn~d within fourtPen
c!.,ys, to tie for\\arded to Nat1~e
Minister, Wdlini;,to11.
3,000 b 19')4 (,744
From January 1902 until the introduction of the New Zealand "official" stamps on lst January 1907,
the several Maori District Councils were authorised to use a frank on letters and postcards to denote
the mail was for "official business''. The Maori Councils were created by the Maori Councils Act on
18th October 1900. Their aim was to have Maori administer their own affairs including health,
welfare, moral well-being as well as educational and cultural matters. This is one of two recorded
Maori Council franks on cover. It is signed by Tiemi Hipi (Chairman). Posted Karitane to Dunedin.
