Page 52 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1918: WWl ends; Russian Czar and Royal Family executed; German Kaiser abdicates;

U.S. Daylight Saving Time starts; Nelson Mandella, Rita Haywort h and Billy Graham born.

At the RPSL: As t he War drew to a close the Society was able to reflect that the hobby had

been nurt ured and thrived during t he adversity of t he War years.

RPSL President was E. D. Bacon M.V.O. Patron H.M. King George V. Membership 306.

THE FIRST CROATIAN STAMPS

From t he collection of Mladen Vilfan.

M ember since 2010. Lives in Croatia .

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Croatia has considerable difficult ies in determining the first stamp issue which features

unmistakeable signs of its postal and political suzerainty. In recent years opinion has swung in favour

of the commemorative set released on 29 November 1918 to mark the break of political and

constitutional links with the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Two types can be readily identified for all

values, with Type I occupying all the odd vertical rows and Type II all the even vertical rows. The

aggregate issued quantity of the four denominations was one hundred thousand stamps. Correctly

prepaid letters, postcards and parcel cards are very rare.