t ' we ae cn Oe ee oe Toa ‘ : ni ertain ent ‘ 7 “One af the features of Brilisti _ oO cereenes easter teat EY ‘ @ stamps which suprises. many : , sane ee en : “collectors is the fact that the ° eee: tat * country’s name does not appear on’ them. Most collectors probably realise that Great Britian was the first country to “pre-payment of postage, and - that as the country name did not appear on these first stamps, 50 the practice has continued. « So perhaps the question of surprise should be expressed samewhal differently:, Why: does “the country name have to appear on all other stamps? This came about from a § decision made in. 1878 by an organization known. as the Universal Postal Union. - The Union is celebrating its. cen- tenary this year, having for the past 10¢ years done much to ensure the smooth operation af the postal service ‘throughout the world. The introduction of: the adhesive postage | stamp ” + brought about anJncrease in the - amount of postal traffic. Bul in _ those days there was. little liaison. between countries, and 50 postage rates varied con- siderably throughout the world: Individual countries. would _ establish treaties for the ex- change of mail. with other * countries, but.even-this meant “. that an international fetter, - passing: through | several -- countries on its journey, would. ‘:, he subject to various.rales. Phe: idea ofa world-wide of Vancouver Island. The pote, will be presented’ io lhe-Cily of Spokane during Canada Week at Expo (to be held during the month of August.) \*; Expo opened May, 4, closes November: 3, °° °°" - joe David of Vancouver Island, B.C. is hard al work carving a 30-foot totem pole on Canada Island at the Expo ‘74 World's Fair. Working with David on the carving is Frank Charley also *THEATRES LTD. : "Phone 635-2080 § THE. - DEFRANCO 2 FAMILY” ' AUG. We. ; DeFRANGO FAMILY 2:00 p.m. No, of ticksts; Yow t One Showing Nightly at 9:00: PM ‘The Last American - Mero . duly 2, 26, 28, 2 a oe _ ‘TBE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C. issue adhesive stamps for the” mM sF union, was. put forward, little postal «treaty - was~ therefore- conceived by Montgomery Blair, a _Uniled. States Postmasler,General , his ideas being expressed at .a - postal conference held in: Paris in May 1883, - Although -at this meeting the idea; ofa. postal progress was made with the scheme as.a result of the in- terventian of the American Civil War and Franco-Prussian War. A few years’ later, under the guidance of Heinrich Von Stephen, another meeling was held in Berne in October . 1874, from which came the. General Postal Union, later to be known . _as the Universal Postal Union, ° - ‘All the members ‘of the .UPU_. agreed that they. would accept — mail: from..olher member’ countries. .* L. Al first, a- complicated -ac- counting ‘syslem was in operation for. compensating - countries for handling the mail sent from another. country; Later it. was’ agreed that. countries would keep the entire fees paid for outgoing mail, and_ consequenily. would receive no compensation for handling incoming mail._Even. this did‘ nol: solve all ‘the problems, for some countries handie far more incoming mail’ than they’ have ‘outgoing mail; in recent years such, countries have been awarded compensation. | + Over the years the Universal Postal Union has tried to devise means of improving the postal 2:00 p.m, LYNN ANOERSON & AY STEVENS 6:00 p.m. No. of tlekats: 8:00 p.m, JIM NABORS No. ol tickote: eee SED (Galdon-Agoss) wee. $3.00 (Others) have proved successful, others have. been ‘less, lucky, .* The. exchange ‘of parcels, pre-paid: postcards, ‘international reply coupons, specified colours ..for stamps. pre-paying certain postage rates, such as the basic inland letter rate, have all been schemes which the UPU has . Initiated. ‘There can be little doubt therefore why UPU is suchan important organization. ~ and why so many countries will this year be celebrating the centenary by. issuing special stamps. ©: a . The British. Post Office is prominent among them and has announced .a. series of four stamps, which it issued on the 72th of June, The four stamps ‘have been designed by Rosalind +: Dease, “and -.photogravure prinled by Harrison and Sons Lid,‘ The 34%p stamp shows (he P & OG packel steamship ‘Peninsular’ of 1888, and a reproduction of a Southampton . Packet Letter postmark. ILwas in 1911, to celebrale ihe ‘coronation of King George V, that a series of special flights. were organised: to. carry Britain s first official airmail between, Hendon (London) and Windsor. The silhoutte of one of the aereplanes used, the farman biplane, is. seen: on the Slap stamp, with an ‘Aerial Post" . postmark, | -- . To encourage the use: of airmail;: a. campaign was organised in: Britain in the 1930's, when certain. mail: vans : JOHN DENVER 8:00 p.m. = service!--some-of: the schemes 2. and. post’ bo ; ‘blue, instead W Call 635-223) HELEN REODY 8:00 p.m, No. of tlekels: eer ee $4.00 xes were” painted of the more usual’ bright red: “The shiloultes of such a van and box are seen on the 8p stamp. ‘Ihe postmark on this value is the. ‘London Foreign Section Air Mail’ one. The final stamp in the series _ in the 10p which shows a flying boat, and the ‘Southampton _ Alrport’ postmark, a g = Py i] 2. Ez z F = SO, P f Edinburgh, EH} TAB. © JULY 15-29th ; a . : hs TONY ORLANDO AND DAWN 2:00 p.m. $6.00 No. of Uckets: . $6.00 : va verses, $480 (Foslival Seating) 6:00 pm, No. of tickets: ~ B90 pam. No. of tckots: No, of tckots: (Fostlval Soating) “stamp The Red "PRESENTS | cH nol come in‘ contact How’ many, however. realise that they have the Union ~ lo thank -for yery. much providing the efficient service of today? nat Bitton) 1974 ‘The British Post Office's latest set of special. stamps, issued on, July. They’ depict four famous historical characters and each is” shown in battle array. The 44¢p value is (he first special stamp to - be issued at the new basic first-class letter rate, which look effect from 24 June. Mint stamps of this Great Britons set are available from the Brilish post Office Philatelic Bureau, 2-4 Waterloo Place, D’or + Day ~ NIGHTLY 9 p.m, to 2 a.m. Monday to Friday 3 p.m. ta 1 a.m. Saturday. . . For Reservations — THE GUESS WHO 6:00 p.m. No, of tickets: oe $5,00 {Festival Soating) |) ae rated. the best car racing pictiire ‘ever "HAIDA THEATRE Showtimes 7:00 & 9:15 p.m. “ALICEAN :. a : _| . x . a _ -WONDER- yy | «A Touch of Class) = = ai os . 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