2015 $3.25 Famous Battles of World War I, The First Battle of Ypres, Mint Sheet of 4, Nevis

Mint Sheet of 4 Commemorates World War I Battle – The First Battle of Ypres

This mint sheet picturs four stamps honoring the First Battle of Ypres which took place from October 19 – November 22, 1914 during World War I.  The fighting occurred on the Western Front around Ypres in West Flanders, Blegium.  Neither side was able to claim victory in the end, but the battle remains well-known to World War I history buffs.  The stamps on this sheet picture original artwork of the battle.  The selvage pictures portraits of German General Max von Fabeck and Belgium's Albert I.  Behind them is an image of the battlefield.  Get this sheet of four stamps in your collection today.