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2019D-Day - First Day Cover

First Day Cover
GBP £9.35
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First Day Cover
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GBP £4.80
Technical details
  • 06.06.2019
  • Baxter and Bailey
  • -
  • International Security Printers
  • Lithography, PVA Gum, phosphor bars appropriate to service
  • -
  • Stamp Size: 60mm (w) x 30mm (h), Olympic Landscape
  • 2 x 1st, 2 x £1.35, 2 x £1.60
About D-Day

The 6th June 2019 marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the largest combined naval, air and land operation in the history of warfare. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, Allied forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. Codenamed Operation 'Overlord', the Allied landings on the Normandy beaches marked the start of a long and costly campaign to liberate north-west Europe from German occupation. Early on 6 June, Allied airborne forces parachuted into drop zones across northern France. Ground troops then landed across five assault beaches - Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. By the end of the day, the Allies had established a foothold along the coast and could begin their advance into France.

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