Number 289 April 2019

CONTENTS

70th Anniversary Edition

From Stamp Club to Philatelic Society (M L Bister)
A Member Remembers (G I Nash)
Vive la F&CPS! (M L Bister)
Mauritania - the 1F50 stamps of 1938 and 1947 (W G Mitchell).
Riots in Réunion 1868 and a French Warship (P R A Kelly)
The Paris-Calais Estafette – First Recorded Use (W Williams)
Just before France joined the General Postal Union 1 July - 31 December 1875 (Mme B Abensur)
The ‘Palm-Climber’ issue of Dahomey (J Dutt)
Beauty and the Beast – A Tale of Two Planes (D J Hogarth)
Shorter Items - including Questions and Answers.
 •  Un passe-temps agréable! (M Round)
 •  Comoro Islands: Two Mysterious Face Values (M Round)
 •  Marianne l’engagée update (R N Broadhurst).
 •  A Labour of Love: La Tour Eiffel (D L Prendy).
 •  A taxing cover from Nigeria to Niger (S Wells) .