Page 11 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1877: First Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, first cricket test match between

England and Australia, first phonograph recording, 'Swan Lake' premiers.

At the PSL: Tapling reads paper on 1860-63 issues of British Guiana at November meeting.

E. B. Evans sends letter from Mauritius on research into its early issues, read at Oct meeting.

PSL President was Sir Daniel Cooper, Bart., F.R.G.S. Membership was between 15 and 30.

ONLY KNOWN TRIPLE COMBINATION COVER,

WITH DOUBLE STRIKE OF BOXED 'TOO LATE'

From the collection of M. Arif. Balgamwala.

Member since 2013. Lives in Pakistan.

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' A triple combination
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'1tf " cover, Kashmir to Kabul,
with Shahi stamp 21

"" from the first Afghan

.•. .. P .0. issue tied to the
,

reverse of the cover,

opened out to show

1877 posting from

Srinagar (Kashmir) to

Kabul via Murree,

Rawalpindi & Peshawar.

With use of Yi anna

India and Yi anna

Kashmir adhesives, also

showing two strikes of a

boxed 'TOO LA TE'

handstamp.