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In 1908: Italian earthquake kills up to 100,000; Siberian meteorite explosion; petroleum

production starts in the Middle East; first Model T car; Jimmy Stewart and Bette Davis born.

At the RPSL: The Prince of Wales displayed in person at the March meeting and also on t he

two subsequent years. The library received a large bequest of books from Lord Crawford.

RPSL President was H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Membership stood at 263.

CAYMAN ISLANDS

1908 MANUSCRIPT PROVISIONALS

From the collection of Ronald Rong.

Member since 2010. Lives in the Netherlands.

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By August 1908, Cayman had run out of Yid stamps so the use of farthing stamps, intended solely for

internal use, was allowed for foreign mail. Consequently by early October the farthing stamps were

also exhausted and the Postmaster, William Graham Mccausland, resorted to a provisional

manuscript endorsement, which he initialled and then handstamped. These covers are known used

between 4th and 27th October 1908. Five sub-types exist, all of which are scarce. This locally-used

example is endorsed in red ink and cancelled at George Town on 14th October 1908.