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COVER YET TO BE RELEASED

The British Forces Philatelic Bureau has produced a special philatelic cover to mark the centenary of the Declaration of War on Germany on the 4th August 1914. This commemorative cover features one of the 1st Class stamps, “Private William Cecil Tickle”, from the set of special stamps issued by Royal Mail entitled ‘The Great War’. The cover has been produced in conjunction with the Imperial War Museum’s First World War Centenary initiative.

Lt Col Graham Meacher, Managing Director of the British Forces Philatelic Service, said, “The cover will be a limited edition and cancelled using a unique BFPS numbered handstamp”. “It includes a dramatic image of a contemporary newspaper headline “Great Britain Declares War”, which has been used to highlight this historic event.  The cover comes complete with an A4 information sheet providing a background of the events leading up to the declaration of war.

The covers may be purchased from the BFPS online shop (www.bfps.org.uk/shop) at a cost of £6. They are now available now for pre-order on a first-come-first-served basis. The covers are also available by post by sending a cheque (payable to ‘BFPS CIC’) to BFPS The Old Post Office Links Place Elie Fife KY9 1AX (all prices include UK/BFPO p&p).