Page 70 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1935: Persia becomes Iran; first Gallup Poll; full Technicolour first used; Nylon and Radar

invented; Elvis Presley, Julie Andrews, Woody Allen and the Dalai Lama born.

At the RPSL: The Royal Silver Jubilee Exhibition of British Empire Victorian rarities was held

at the Society and visited by the King. A celebratory dinner was held at the Cafe Royal. A lady

member presented a major display for only the second time, after a gap of sixty-two years.

RPSL President was Sir John Wilson, Bart, C.V.O. Patron H.M. King George V. Members 483.

MOZAMBIQUE AIRMAIL

HAND PAINTED ESSAY

From the collection of Dr. Les Glassman.

Member since 2010. Lives in Israel.

Mozambique second airmail series - original hand painted essay by 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd' . Accepted

design for the 1935 airmail rectangular issue. 1 Escudo Armstrong-Whitworth A.W. 15 Atalanta

Airliner over Beira. Black plane on blue background in larger design than the issued stamp. Mounted

on sunken card with 'Waterlow & Sons Ltd. Specimen' embossed. The vignette and frame were used

for the issued stamp but the background colour was changed to black. The frame was slightly altered

and the colour changed to a darker blue.