Page 86 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1951: Libya gains independence; oral contraception introduced; J. D. Salinger's Catcher in

the Rye published; The King and I premiered; colour television introduced in the U.S.

At the RPSL: Lord Mayor of London, a long-standing member, hosts meeting at the Mansion

House attended by over 200 members; Foreign Office donates 18 Peru, Callau handstamps.

RPSL President was H. W. Edmunds. Patron H.M. King George VI. Membership circa 889.

EXPRESS AIRMAIL REGISTERED COVER FROM

FALKLAND ISLAND DEPENDENCY

From the collection of Robin Sherman FRPSL.

Member since 1990. Lives in Scotland.

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~cm , s.w.19,

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STANLEY,
FALKLAND ISLANDS
- R 00136

Cover posted on Hogmanay (New Year's Eve), one of just five dates known for the use of this F2

postmark at Argentine Islands, Graham Land. Unusually, it has been sent by Registered Express

Airmail and bears labels for all three services. The basic airmail rate to U.K. was 1/-, plus 3d. for

registration and 3d. for the Express Delivery. It was believed for a time, in certain Dependencies, that

an extra ld. was required for internal postage to Port Stanley. It was not, so the excessive ld value

has not been cancelled but, instead, framed in blue, as per UPU regulations.