Great War Centenary 2017

Great War. 'There is still a Place in the Line for You'. Burton-on-Trent postmark 31^st July 2017.

For five years from 2014 to 2018 the Royal Mail released a set of six stamps every year to mark the centenary of the First World War. Each set commemorated the themes of: poppies, poetry, portraits, war art, memorials and artefacts. Our covers featured artwork of wartime posters and our official special postmarks.