2015 Battle Of Waterloo 200 Year Anniversary Royal Mail First Day Covers Stamps
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:10984870 | Type: Prints |
Battle Of Waterloo First Day Covers & replica full size Battle of Waterloo campaign medal
These are in mint condition and really detailed and both a great military collectable as well as a Stamp Royal Mail collectable. 11 postcards with the images and an original stamp with a commemorative postal stamp.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Royal Mail issued 10 Special Stamps depicting key military exchanges of the historic encounter between Frenc...h and British-led Allied forces.
The stamps feature six works of 19th century art that portray, in chronological order, major events on the day of the battle. One stamp features a reproduction of ‘The Battle of Waterloo’, a famous painting that was owned by the Duke of Wellington and now hangs in Apsley House, London.
A further four stamps issued as a miniature sheet depict key combatants from the Battle in their distinctive uniforms, showing the multi-national nature of the coalition force. Featured are: the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, the Light Infantry, the King’s German Legion, the Prussian Infantry and the French Imperial Guard.
Often described as the ‘day that changed European history’, the Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 and is arguably the most famous battle in the history of the British Army. It was a contest between Napoleon’s army and an Allied contingent of British and German forces led by the Duke of Wellington, one the greatest British military leaders of all time, and Prussian forces under cavalry commander Gebhard von Blucher – which ultimately put an end to Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambitions.
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These are in mint condition and really detailed and both a great military collectable as well as a Stamp Royal Mail collectable. 11 postcards with the images and an original stamp with a commemorative postal stamp.
To mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Royal Mail issued 10 Special Stamps depicting key military exchanges of the historic encounter between Frenc...h and British-led Allied forces.
The stamps feature six works of 19th century art that portray, in chronological order, major events on the day of the battle. One stamp features a reproduction of ‘The Battle of Waterloo’, a famous painting that was owned by the Duke of Wellington and now hangs in Apsley House, London.
A further four stamps issued as a miniature sheet depict key combatants from the Battle in their distinctive uniforms, showing the multi-national nature of the coalition force. Featured are: the 92nd Gordon Highlanders, the Light Infantry, the King’s German Legion, the Prussian Infantry and the French Imperial Guard.
Often described as the ‘day that changed European history’, the Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 and is arguably the most famous battle in the history of the British Army. It was a contest between Napoleon’s army and an Allied contingent of British and German forces led by the Duke of Wellington, one the greatest British military leaders of all time, and Prussian forces under cavalry commander Gebhard von Blucher – which ultimately put an end to Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambitions.
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