01 January (Cinderellas ) within release France : First World War Delandre Vignettes goes into circulation Stamp Red Cross Vanquish. St Germain en Laye overprint face value None No Face Value
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Colnect codes: | Col: FR-DEL 1916-13 |
Stamp is square format.
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Stamp Red Cross Vanquish. St Germain en Laye overprint in digits | |
Country: | Cinderellas |
Date: | 1916-01-01 |
Emission: | Cinderella |
Format: | Stamp |
Face Value: | None No Face Value |
Stamp Red Cross Vanquish. St Germain en Laye overprint it reflects the thematic directions:
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Main areas of conflict included Europe and the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa and the Asia-Pacific. There were important developments in weaponry including tanks, aircraft, artillery, machine guns, and chemical weapons. One of the deadliest conflicts in history, it resulted in an estimated 30 million military casualties, plus another 8 million civilian deaths from war-related causes and genocide. The movement of large numbers of people was a major factor in the deadly Spanish flu pandemic.
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural assets. If there is a public interest in its preservation, a monument can for example be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Cultural Heritage and Conflict gives the next definition of monument: