Set of stamps
Set of stamps
Product Id: 17080671
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Technical details Issue date: 2 November 2011 Issue withdrawal date: 31 May 2012 FDI withdrawal date: 30 November 2011 Denominations: 1 x 55c, 1 x $1.20 Stamp design: Tim Hancock, XSD Product design: Sean Pethick, XSD Printer: McKellar Renown Paper - gummed: Tullis Russell Paper - s/a: B100 and B90 Printing process: Lithography Stamp size: 37mm x 26mm Minisheet size: 106mm x 70mm Perforations: 13.86 x 14.6 Sheet layout: Two panes of 25 National postmark: Canberra, ACT 2600 |
Remembrance Day, initially known as Armistice Day, marks the anniversary of the armistice on 11 November 1918, which led to the end of World War I - the Great War. Remembrance is observed through one minute's silence at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in honour of those who have died or been wounded in all theatres of war.
The significance of the commemoration throughout allied nations increased in 1920, with the return to Britain of the remains of an unknown soldier. Felled on the battlefields of the Western Front, he was interred with full military honours. At the end of World War II, the Australian government agreed with Britain's proposal to rename the annual observation Remembrance Day, extending the commemoration to those who have served in all military conflicts.
The most notable symbol of Remembrance Day is the red poppy, or Flanders poppy (Papaver rhoeas). It gained resonance for being among the fi rst plants to bloom on the battlefi elds of northern France and Belgium during the Great War. For soldiers, the red petals represented the blood of their fallen comrades.
Issue highlights.
An Australia Post first. Medallion folder containing a stamp encased in a medallion (available from 24 November 2011).
Limited edition stamp and coin cover (PNC).
