Page 143 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 2008: Ba rack Obama beats Hilary Clinton to Democratic nomination and then is elected President;

Large Hadron Collider starts colliding; Solzhenitsyn and Bo Diddly die; global financial meltdown.

At the RPSL: The RPSL Expert Committee issues its 200,000th certificate in July.

RPSL President was John Sacher CBE. Patron H.M . Queen Elizabeth II. Membership 1630.

CAYMAN ISLANDS-YOU'RE INVITED

From t he collection of James Podger FRPSL.

M ember since 1996. Lives in England.

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On Sth February 2008 the Cayman Islands Post Office issued four booklets under the generic title of

'Greetings Stamps'. The original design of one of the 25c booklets featured a champagne bottle with

cork 'popping'. This design was not approved due to concerns that it would promote alcoholism. At

least one booklet was released in error on Grand Cayman. Five examples, all local single use on

cover, have so far been recorded.