Lifeboats - RNLI multivew RP - rescue, at see, return - postcard c.1950s

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  RNLI multiview real photo postcard showing 'To the Rescue' / 'At Sea' / 'The Rescue' / 'The Return'
• Publisher:  Photo Precision Ltd., St. Albans / photos by Evening Argus, Brighton / Bon Accord, Aberdeen / Norfolk News Co. Ltd., / K. Prause, Dun Laoghaire
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2&half d. Wilding definitive
• Postmark(s):  Pontadawe, Swansea 16 Aug 1961 wavy line cancel
• Sent to:  High Street, Welshpool, Mons.
• Notes / condition:  light wear due to normal postal use

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, as well as on selected inland waterways.

The RNLI was founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, with Royal Patronage from King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland. It was given the prefix ""Royal"" and its current name in 1854 by Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland. It has official charity status in both the United Kingdom and Ireland.^[1][2]

The RNLI operates 444 lifeboats (332 are on station, 112 are in the relief fleet), from 236 lifeboat stations around the coasts of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The RNLI's lifeboats rescued an average of 22 people a day in 2011. RNLI lifeboats launched 8,321 times in 2012, rescuing 7,912 people. The RNLI's lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved more than 140,000 lives since 1824. RNLI lifeguards placed on selected beaches around England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands attended to 14,519 incidents in 2011. The RNLI's Operations Department defines ""rescues"" and ""lives saved"" differently.^[3]

In 2012, the RNLI Lifeguards service was expanded to cover more than 180 beaches.^[4] RNLI lifeguards are paid by the appropriate town or city council, while the RNLI provides their equipment and training. In contrast, most lifeboat crew members are unpaid volunteers. The RNLI is funded by voluntary donations and legacies (together with tax reclaims). In 2011, the RNLI's income was £162.9M, while its expenditure was £140.6M.^[5]

type=real photographic (rp)

theme=transportation

sub-theme=sea

transportation type=lifeboats

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

postage condition=posted