Page 113 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1978: Karol Wojtyla elected first Polish Pope, John Paul II; Jonestown mass suicide; first

test-tube baby born; Sony Wal km an introduced; The Deer Hunter dominates the Oscars.

At the RPSL: Season opens with display from H.M. The Queen's Collection of early G.B.

RPSL President was George South MBE. Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Membership 1446 - 1503.

MEXICO EXPORTA $0.80

BIONIC BULL ON COVER

From the collection of Mike Rhodes.

Member since 2013. Lives in Australia.

LILIA RANGEL R.

Rio Parana 17

Mexico 17, D. F

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE

SF-20101 TURKU 10

FINLAND .

CORREO AEREO-VIA AIR MAIL

"Bionic" refers to an error in which the phosphorescence is on the back, under the gum, not on the

front. It exists on a few $0.80 bull and $1.60 bicycle stamps. Only fifteen used single "Bionic Bull'

stamps have been discovered. None have been found mint. This amazing discovery of the stamp on

cover was only made in 2014. It was in a batch of covers from 1978, the year from which most of the

"Bicicleta Bionica" are recorded. The "Bionic Bull" is on piece and has been re-used on the cover so

the exact original posting date is unknown.