Page 46 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1912: Titanic launched and sinks; Balkan Wars begin, leading to WWl; continental drift

proposed; Girl Scouts of America founded; electric blanket invented; Oreo Cookies invented.

At the RPSL: Meetings now held fortnightly on Thursdays and in 1912 the start t ime is

brought forward to 5.45pm, which more resembles the meeting structure we have today.

RPSL President was Lord Crawford. Patron H.M. King George V. Membership stood at 286.

AN EXPRESS SHIPPING LINE FROM TRIESTE

TO SHANGHAI IN TURBULENT TIMES

From the collection of Joerg Krasser.

Member since 2009. Lives in Austria.

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Despite the chaos of the Republican Revolution in China that deposed the 12 year old Emperor only a

few months before, the Austro Hungarian Lloyd Shipping Line opened a new express service to

Shanghai. This postcard shows their steamer Africa and was sent from Shanghai on 12th March 1912,

to a medical doctor at the k.u.k. Navy Hospital in Pola, by way of the Trans-Siberian Railway, 'via

Siberia'. The text under the flags of the Austro Hungarian Lloyd line says 'This steamer on 10/3/12 is

for the first time in Shanghai where we had a big party on board'.