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The blood red petals of a poppy stand tall on Royal Mail’s new 1st Class stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele.
The stamp, which forms part of a five-stamp miniature sheet on sale from 8 November, is the second in the Lest We Forget series which started in 2006 and concludes in 2008, the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War.

The 2007 Passchendaele stamp features a corn poppy in bloom, with the silhouetted forms of struggling soldiers emerging from the flower’s centre. The miniature sheet by hat-trick design also includes four country definitive stamps, representing the soldiers from around the UK who gave their lives in the battle.

A presentation pack containing the miniature sheet also details the story of the battle and its legacy, written by military historian Peter Caddick-Adams.

Julietta Edgar, Head of Special Stamps, Royal Mail said: "Passchendaele is remembered as one of the worst battles of the First World War, with the area becoming synonymous with the misery of trench warfare.

"This anniversary is particularly symbolic and poignant of army service in the First World War because every infantry regiment of the army served in the battle over time."

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Images of the Lest We Forget Miniature Sheet are available by telephoning Christie Palmer at Eulogy! on 0207 927 9999 or via e-mail from Christie@eulogy.co.uk

Stamp Technical Details:

Value: Description

1st - First Class inland letter rate - Poppy with struggling soldiers
78p - Rest of World airmail up to 20gm - English definitive, Tudor Rose

78p - Rest of World airmail up to 20gm -Scottish definitive, Tartan

78p - Rest of World airmail up to 20gm - Welsh definitive, Prince of Wales Feathers
78p - Rest of World airmail up to 20gm - Northern Ireland definitive, Parian China

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