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12/11/2007
Royal Mail Marks WWI
The blood red petals of a poppy stand tall on a new 1st Class stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. Described as the ‘Battle of Mud’ by the soldiers who endured it few battles are more symbolic of the terrible reality of the First World War.
Barbara Roulston, Head of Royal Mail’s External Relations in Northern Ireland said: “Passchendaele is remembered as one of the worst battles of the First World War, with the area becoming synonymous with the misery of trench warfare.
“This anniversary is particularly symbolic and poignant of army service in the First World War as every infantry regiment of the army served in the battle over time.”
The stamp, which forms part of a five-stamp miniature sheet on sale from 8 November, is the second in the Lest We Forget series which started in 2006 and concludes in 2008, the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
The stamp continues a poppy theme featured on the Battle of the Somme miniature sheet last year that was acclaimed the 2006 Asiago ‘Best stamp of the year’.
The 2007 Passchendaele stamp reveals a detailed image of a corn poppy in bloom, with the silhouetted forms of struggling soldiers emerging from the flower’s centre.
As with all new 1st Class poppy stamps featured in the series, this poignant and powerful image was created by hat-trick design, while the sheet’s background depicts weary soldiers moving along the mud-clogged battlefields as night draws in.
The new stamp sits alongside a block of four country definitives representing the soldiers from around the UK who gave their lives in the battle.
A presentation pack containing the miniature sheet also details the story of the battle and its legacy, written by military historian Peter Caddick-Adams.
(BMcC)
Barbara Roulston, Head of Royal Mail’s External Relations in Northern Ireland said: “Passchendaele is remembered as one of the worst battles of the First World War, with the area becoming synonymous with the misery of trench warfare.
“This anniversary is particularly symbolic and poignant of army service in the First World War as every infantry regiment of the army served in the battle over time.”
The stamp, which forms part of a five-stamp miniature sheet on sale from 8 November, is the second in the Lest We Forget series which started in 2006 and concludes in 2008, the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.
The stamp continues a poppy theme featured on the Battle of the Somme miniature sheet last year that was acclaimed the 2006 Asiago ‘Best stamp of the year’.
The 2007 Passchendaele stamp reveals a detailed image of a corn poppy in bloom, with the silhouetted forms of struggling soldiers emerging from the flower’s centre.
As with all new 1st Class poppy stamps featured in the series, this poignant and powerful image was created by hat-trick design, while the sheet’s background depicts weary soldiers moving along the mud-clogged battlefields as night draws in.
The new stamp sits alongside a block of four country definitives representing the soldiers from around the UK who gave their lives in the battle.
A presentation pack containing the miniature sheet also details the story of the battle and its legacy, written by military historian Peter Caddick-Adams.
(BMcC)
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