Page 130 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1995: Fighting escalates in Bosnia and Croatia; Jury frees 0 . J. Simpson: Oklahoma City

bombing; first cloned sheep; Dean Martin, Ginger Rogers, Peter Cook and Ronnie Kray die.

At the RPSL: Charles Goodwyn takes over from John Marriott as Keeper of the Royal

Philatelic Collection. First colour printing in the London Philatelist.

RPSL President was Francis Kiddle. Patron H.M . Queen Elizabeth II. Membership 1552.

RETURN TO SENDER DUE TO WAR

From the collection of Andy Gould.

Member since 2002. Lives in England.

Martin Bohnstedt
c/o Ms. Sylvie Usill .
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Flat 83, 6 Hall Road

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This cover was sent from London on 30th January 1995 addressed to Bugojno in central Bosnia but

was returned to the sender by Royal Mail with a label reading, with typical British understatement,

'There is no service to Bosnia-Herzegovina due to the current situation... 'The 'situation' was

the Bosnian War which started on 6th April 1992. It was characterised by bitter fighting,

indiscriminate shelling and ethnic cleansing. Events such as the Siege of Sarajevo and the Srebrenica

massacre later became notorious symbols of the conflict. The war ended with the Dayton Peace

Agreement; finally signed on 14th December 1995 in Paris.