Celebrations have ended and now looking forward to the first meeting of this year:
Thursday, the 6th of March at 7.30pm (informal gathering from 7pm, non members and guests are very welcome too)
Address Thurlby Club LMRCA Preston Branch, 47 Egerton Rd, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston PR2 1AL
Theme of the evening - New acquisitions - Stamps & Postal History.
In the meanwhile here are some events in the world of mails and philately from January 1925:
* May 1925 Great Britain issued it's second release of the British Empire Exhibition Stamps featuring King George V and the British Lion
* January 21, 1925: Albania declared itself a republic, ending its monarchy. This political change led to the issuance of new stamps featuring the new president.
* February 25, 1925: The Glacier Bay National Monument was established in Alaska. This event was commemorated with special stamps and postal cancellations celebrating the natural beauty and conservation efforts in the region in later years.
USA The Glacier Bay National Monument issue 1936
