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In 1930: Haile Selassie became Emperor of Ethiopia; Grant Wood painted American Gothic;

first analogue computer built; Pluto discovered; Clint Eastwood and Buzz Aldrin born.

At the RPSL: E. D. Bacon reached fifty years of membership, which was a record at the t ime,

during which he had held every major post in the Society. First major publication in 17 years.

RPSL President was W. D. Beckton. Patron H.M. King George V. Membership 512.

BLUE INVERTED OVERPRINT

ON $1.80 ZEPPELIN ISSUE

From the collection of Jorge Eduardo Moscatelli.

Member since 2005. Lives in Argentina.

From 16th May to 6th June 1930, the Zeppelin LZ127 airship made the first Sudamerikafarht. For this

special event SYNDICATO CONDOR overprinted Argentine air post stamps of 1928 with

commemorative text in two colours, $0.20 - $0.50 - $1.00 - $1.80 in blue and green, and $3.60 only in

blue. One plate of $1.80 in blue had the overprint inverted. Only two stamps were kept as a souvenir

by the printer Guillermo Kraft, before the Post Office destroyed the rest of the plate. These two

stamps were acquired by famous philatelist Victor Kneitschel from Kraft's widow.