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1 PM DISPLAY 1 PM DISPLAY UNE 4, 2015 J JUNE 4, 2015 41, DEVONSHIRE PLACE, 41, DEVONSHIRE PLACE, LONDON LONDON BY BY ICHARD BODIN R R ICHARD BODIN Fellows and Members of the ”Royal” and Friends, Welcome ! It is a great honour to be asked to do a 1PM The items are more or less shown in a chrono- Display at Royal in London with its very logical way starting in 1582 and ends in knowledgeable Fellows and Members. As 21 century. st there are not so many 1PM displays by one person each year, it must be regarded as one of I must send a big thank you to my wife the highest achievements a collector can fulfil. Katarina and family for letting me do this. My wish to do a 5 PM talk already started on Also to other friends who have helped me the way home to Stockholm from my first visit with my collecting and exhibiting in different as a member to Royal (Jonas Hällström had his ways since many years ago, some of you are 5PM talk) in January 2010. Why? Probably, Jonas Hällström, Jan-Ove Brandt and Jan Berg. because of the high friendly atmosphere and of There are some statements on the pages of course the high standard. number of recorded items. Many of these are from Staffan Ferdén’s huge work to record In late May 2012 I went to London to a mem- Swedish items 1875-1940. Today it covers over ber meeting and the day after I presented 20000 items. Thank you for letting me have (with a bottle of wine or two !) to our President some information from your records. Chris King my plans of doing a 1PM display. I was very grateful when he later invited me to Also a thank you to PHILEA and Johan Ågren do today’s 1PM display. in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the largest philatelic and numismatics auction houses The items in this display in the frames and in Northern Europe for sponsoring a part of cases are a selection from my Swedish military this handout. Please have a look at their ad in and volunteers mail collection. Unfortunately the end of this handout. there are not enough space to show everything one wish to do, so the tough selection is based I wish all fellows, members and visitors a on several criteria's and of my own thoughts of pleasant viewing and a nice afternoon. items connected to important and nice history. Of 200 printed copies this is number For RPSL website