Postage stamp. Great Britain. Queen Elizabeth II. 2014. The First World War 1914 Souvenirs. The Response, Newcastle.
The First World War 1914 centenary stamps represent the six series themes of Poppy, Poetry, Portraits, War Art, Memorials and Remembrance and Artefacts. The cameo head of The Queen by David Gentleman appears in Royal Mail Red, echoing the colour of poppies, the most poignant symbol of war and remembrance. The Response, otherwise known as the Renwick Memorial, was inaugurated in Newcastle in July 1923. A spectacular sculpture by William Goscombe John depicts the volunteers of the Northumberland Fusiliers marching to the station on their way to France. Led by drummers and heralded by the figure of Victory, the men walk resolutely as two sweethearts part for perhaps the last time. Field Marshal Lord Kitchener’s call to arms in September 1914 met with an instant and overwhelming response. While the pre-war British Army needed 30,000 recruits a year, at the peak of the recruiting rush this number enlisted in a single day. By the end of 1915, million had volunteered.
Size: 2600px × 2615px
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 1914, comemmorative, fusiliers, goscombe, john, memorial, newcastle, northumberland, postage, renwick, response, sculpture, souvenirs, stamp, war, william, world
