Philately - The Fiction Connection
The Mystery Box book is the proud winner of a Silver Medal awarded by the Chicago Philatelic Society CHICAGOPEX Literature Exhibit
Read the Book Review by Barbara Kinne of the APS American Philatelist
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See if you can discover the theme of the dramatic boat
launching depicted on this 1985 British stamp: The Royal Navy Lifeboat Institution ( or RNLI, as identified by the flags at the bottom right of the design) has been rescuing sailors since 1824. You’re a right old salt if you answered (d). A voluntary organization founded by Sir William Hillary, the RNLI has been credited with saving thousands of lives. The vessel shown on this stamp is probably a Tyne-class lifeboat of a type introduced in 1982, since it is being launched from a fast slipway. In a clever design touch, the year of issue can be discerned at bottom right, also illustrated by international maritime flags. |
