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| Issue | Battle of Waterloo |
| Product | PSB First Day Cover |
| Issue Date | 18.06.2015 |
| Handstamp | Tallents House |
| Filler Card | Yes |
| Condition | Unaddressed First Day Cover on Official Envelope |
Set of 4 Battle of Waterloo Prestige Stamp Book First Day Covers
This is a set of 4 First Day Covers with the PSB panes.
Pane 1 has the four Miniature Sheet values and shows an oil study of an aide-de-camp’s military equipment. Adjacent text explains the make-up of Wellington’s army – about a third of the 70,000 were British and the rest came from the Netherlands, Belgium, Nassau and Hanover.Pane 2 carries four of the six Battle of Waterloo stamps, set within part of a painting of the courageous 1st Foot Guards and Coldstream Guards defending the fortified farm at Hougoumont against a French attack.
Pane 3, with the remaining two first-class values from the Battle of Waterloo set, features a finely detailed map engraving showing the strategic positioning of the Allied, Prussian and French forces.
Pane 4 has eight mixed-value Machins with a central label showing the lion from the Lion’s Mound memorial at the site of Waterloo. The illustration portrays a Highlander, an artilleryman and two cavalrymen inspecting a pile of trophies taken from the French. Pane includes 2 x £1.00, 2 x 50p, 2 x 10p and 2 x 5p.
Also included is the booklet the panes have been taken from.
The stamp franking reads "First Day Of Issue, Royal Mail, Tallents House, Edinburgh, 18.6.2015"