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
See if you can discover the theme of the dramatic boat
launching depicted on this 1985 British stamp:
a) exploration
b) interdiction
c) supply
d) rescue
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.
