Military Postcard:Irish Guards British Army Eric Stemp PHQ First Day CoverXT5186

This historic stamp postcard features a detailed military illustration by Eric Stemp depicting soldiers of the Irish Guards regiment. The colour artwork showcases two distinct uniform variations: a Sergeant in khaki field active service dress with a slouch hat from the Boer War era, alongside a guardsman dressed in the iconic ceremonial red tunic and bearskin cap. This card includes a matching stamp affixed to the reverse side, cancelled with an official military town postmark.

This is a continental size postcard which was published by Post Office Picture Card Series (PHQ 68(d) 7/83) and printed by The House of Questa, London. The postcard was made in England. This postcard was posted in 1983

The postcard features a First Day of Issue special handstamp cancel from Aldershot dated 6 July 1983, with a matching 28p Irish Guards stamp affixed to the reverse.


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