Page 32 - 148 Years of the Royal Philatelic Society London

In 1898: Britain is granted 99 year lease on Hong Kong; bubonic plague kills 3 million in India

and China; xenon, neon, polonium and radium isolated; War of the Worlds published.

At the PSL: Society establishes principle of fortnightly meetings, which has been the norm

ever since. Membership in ten-year decline during which it will lose a quarter of members.

Honorary President H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. (Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha).

PSL President was H.R.H. Duke of York. Membership stood at 289.

AN UPRATED POSTCARD

FROM THE SUDAN TO CEYLON

From the collection of Richard Stock FRPSL.

M ember since 2000. Lives in England.

r

·. J.,.ndt·cs:~e ae·uie doit t!tre ecrite rle c11 c6ti. · · .

.
. • .
.
.
.
. ' .
.
.
.
. '
'
•• '
"'
~:
'.
'
::

3m postcard overprinted "Soudan" with two 1 millieme camel stamps added to pay t he Sm

postcard rate. The card was sent by Lt. Hamilton Hodgson, lst. Battalion Lincolnshire

Regiment, Nile Expeditionary Force, to Ronald Ashby at Mocha Estate, M askeliya, Ceylon,

where it was redirected to Maturata. It was cancelled 'Haifa 16 1 V 98' and received transit

datestamps at Cairo, Suez, Colombo, M askeliya and a Maturata arrival mark. Lt. Hodgson

was present at the Battle of Omdurman on 2nd September 1898.