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Postage stamps, issued to raise funds for Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle

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Postcard of Postage stamps, issued to raise funds for Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle.
000-180-002-407-C
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Postage stamps, issued to raise funds for Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle

These postage stamps were issued to raise funds for the Scottish National War Memorial in Edinburgh Castle. Public support for a national memorial to commemorate the Scottish dead of the First World War was strong. After ten years of planning, the memorial opened in 1927, built on the highest point of the Castle rock.

This sheet of stamps commemorates Scots who served in the naval services. Other sheets commemorated Scottish regiments, women's services, the Royal Air Force and other troops.


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Online ID: 000-180-002-407-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0504: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  M.1999.11.1
Date: Around 1925
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Dimensions: 285 mm H x 139 mm W
What: Poster stamp, commemorative / sheet
Subject: Documents
Who: Scottish Natioanl War Memorial (Fundraiser)
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Event:
Description: Sheet of commemorative poster stamps sold to raise money for the Scottish National War Memorial
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