A Defining Moment in European History Waterloo 200 1815-2015 BFPS

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Battle of Waterloo – philatelic hat trick

200 covers issued

On the 18ᵗʰJune 1815 the Battle of Waterloo saw the defeat of Napoleon’s French Army by the Seventh Coalition commanded by The Duke of Wellington. This great battle put an end to the Napoleonic Wars with France and was a defining moment in European history.

To mark the 200ᵗʰ Anniversary of this epic clash BFPS, in partnership with the Waterloo 200 Committee, Headquarters The Royal Logistic Corps and Headquarters the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, is producing a set of three special commemorative covers to be released on the 18ᵗʰ June 2015.

These beautifully crafted covers depict various battle scenes and use images taken from painting by notable artists. The scenes shown include the ‘Battle of Waterloo’, ‘The Defence of Hougoumont Farm’ and ‘The Charge of The Scots Greys’. The covers bear postage stamps cancelled by the unique BFPS handstamps specially designed for each occasion. Two of the stamps used are from the special Waterloo 200 set issued by Royal Mail on 18 June.

Signed versions of the covers will be available as follows:

  • The Battle of Waterloo – Maj Gen Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter KCVO OBE DL, Chairman Waterloo 200 Committee. Special ltd edition of 50.
  • The Defence of Hougoumont – To be announced later. Special ltd edition of 100.
  • The Scots Greys – Lt Col Ben Cattermole MBE, Commanding Officer Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Special ltd edition of 100.

Lt Col Denis Dillon, Joint Managing Director of the British Forces Philatelic Service, said “An epic and important battle such as Waterloo deserves commemorating in a special way and we believe that BFPS has done that with the release of these covers.”

The covers are available to order on a strictly first-come-first-served basis from the BFPS online shop (www.bfps.org.uk/shop). Costing just £6 for the unsigned versions and £12 for the signed versions (UK/BFPO p&p free).

They are also available to order by post by sending a cheque payable to ‘BFPS CIC’ to BFPS The Old Post Office Links Place Elie Fife KY9 1AX.

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