Sunday Stamps - S3 - Great Britain

Thanks to the Royal Mail's slip-up I have a new 'S' this week.

Sarmi, in the Dutch New Guinea (now Indonesia) was where American troops landed on 17 May 1945.

The Royal Mail issued a preview of stamps for 2019 intended to depict the D-Day landing of Allied troops in France on 6 June 1944.

Unfortunately this was the Americans landing at Sarmi!

{I wonder whether any of these stamps will ever be on the market}

It was plain sailing for  my other stamps this week.

Great Britain - 11 June 1975 - Sailing Dinghies

Later that year (13 August) the Royal Mail commemorated the 150th Anniversary of Public Railways; the set included - 

I included all trains in the set when explaining the connection between my local town and the start of the Stockton & Darlington Railway here.

Meanwhile for more 'S' stamps check out the links at Sunday-stamps-s.

Weapons, hunting or war - Sunday Stamps II

My stamps this week come from North Africa and Great Britain.

This Egyptian stamp from 1953 shows and Egyptian soldier in uniform, tin hat and with a rifle on his shoulder.

Egypt

The Libyan Revolution of 1 September 1969 which led to the overthrow of the Kingdom of Libya (King Idris) was carried out by the Free Officers Movement with the rebel officers led by Colonel Muammer Gaddafi. I'm sure you know what happened to him.

Libya - 1970

The Royal Mail commemorated the 50th Anniversary of D-Day with a set of five stamps. This is the one I have:

Great Britain - 6 June 1944

One of the earliest poems I learnt at school began:

William the Conqueror 1066

Said to his captains

I mean to affix

England to Normandy

So go out and borrow

Some bows and some arrows

We're starting tomorrow.

This set was issued in 1966 to commemorate the 900th Anniversary of  the Battle of Hastings.

Can you see where Harold got one in the eye in these battle scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry?

For other bellicose offerings check out the links at Sunday Stamps-ii-20.