Page 119 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1984: Indira Gandhi assassinated; Golden Temple of Amritsar massacre; Russia boycotts

U.S. Olympics; Band Aid releases Do They Know ifs Christmas; Apple Mac introduced.

At the RPSL: President John M arriott gives his fifth display at t he Royal, over t hirty years

after his first one in 1953.

RPSL President was John B. Marriott. Patron H.M. Queen Elizabeth II.

Membership 1503 - 1490.

OFFICIAL MAIL FOR THE SECOND ELECTION

OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

From t he collection of Giancarlo Morelli, RDP, FRPSL.

M ember since 1984. Lives in Italy.

ELEZIONE OEI RAPPRESENTANTI DELL'ITALIA Al PARLAMENTO EUROPEO

ELECTION OES REPRESENTANTS DE L'ITALIE AU PARLEMENT EUR.OPEEN _ ....._
,.,,,,,. - -..._ ___....---... ....

_,,,.,. ~----..

/"~~------...
-~--~-----

RACCOMANOATA
RECOMMANOEE ·715J1 <(cJOC/r'u

PIERI D~l'<IElfi MARll-t C&. MOROLLl

RAP.>LSiRASS.E ~ft

~GOO .MU N c-H EN ti'O

·~tPUP->- -FEDE. Rf}LE. !EDE.Sc~
ST ATO SERVIZ~O ElETTORAl..E

PER VIA AEREA

PAR AVION

The European Parliament is the legislative institution of the European Union (EU). It has been directly

elected every five years by universal suffrage since 1979. A citizen of a country registered as living in

another EU member country could vote in the latter. In 1984, a polling card was sent as a registered

letter to a citizen resident in Germany by the Electoral Service of her Italian municipality (Pioltello)

using an ad-hoe headed envelope with the colours the national flag and the headings in Italian and

French. Such official mail enjoyed free postage, whereas at the previous elections the same envelope

had to be franked with 620 lire.