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Competition at Channel Islands Specialists' Society meeting
The Channel Islands Specialists' Society met in London on Feb. 14 at the Royal Philatelic Society’s headquarters in London, England.
This competitions meeting included 15 entries judged by Graham Winters, FRPSL, within various classes. The results:
Society Cup/Stamps (Traditional) to Ron Brown for "Jersey ½d Arms stamps."
John Sussex Cup/Postal History to Jon Aitchison for "Herm Postal History."
Tom Green Cup/Occupation Postal History to Ron Brown for "Internee Mail."
Open Class to Ron Brown for "Bradshaw Cards."
Members present at the meeting judged a separate group of competitions with the following two results:
Society Cup/Postcards to Moira Edwards for "S.S. Hilda."
Ephemera Cup/Ephemera to Jon Aitchison for "Telegrams."
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Some members presented short displays during the meeting, according to the society: "David Gurney commenced with a fine display on Forwarding Agents. Robert Shaw followed with three separate subjects: items relating to the 1971 Post Office strike, Mont St. Michel and an excellent range of early Valentines cards. Other displays included those of Gerald Marriner and Jon Aitchison, both with an eclectic selection of Channel Islands mail and ephemera. Finally, Richard Flemming showed a range of Channel Islands mail sent by various routes overseas, including South Africa, Canada and Singapore."
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