Armistice in Ireland

An FDC from Ireland 

Ireland issued two stamps for 100th Anniversary Of Armistice day on 11-11-2018

November 11, 1918 is known as Armistice Day – the day when an agreement was signed between the Allied forces and Germany in a train carriage at Compiègne in northern France, which marked the end of World War I. 

The date has huge significance for many Irish people as over 200,00 Irishmen served as part of the British Forces during World War I and we are issuing two stamps to mark this historic event.

Beautiful lines of poetry are featured on both stamps which are also embossed with the formal date and time of the end of the war, 11.11.11. One features the poignant closing lines of To my Daughter Betty, the Gift of God by Thomas Kettle on a green background. The second, lines from the memorable wartime poem In Flanders Fields by John McCrae on a striking red background.

In Flanders field 

To My Daughter Betty 

WWI lasted four years, was fought on multiple battle fronts on land, sea and air across continents.  It was a harsh and bloody conflict resulting in approximately nine million soldiers’ dead and 21 million wounded. The war ended formally on November 11, 1918, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

Thanks Fabio for this great FDC !