2015 RMS Lusitania GHc3.50 Mint Sheet and GHc9 Mint Souvenir Sheet, Ghana

Mint Sheet & Souvenir Sheet Honors RMS Lusitania

This sheet of six and souvenir sheet of one mint Ghana stamps commemorates the famous passenger liner that was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915.  Its destruction was one of the reasons America joined World War I two years later.  These stamps include vintage photograph of the Lusitania's interior and exterior.  On the sheet, three stamps split one photograph of the entire length of the ship, a reminder that it was the largest passenger ship of its time for a short period.

The selvage of both the sheet and souvenir sheets include schematic drawings of the Lusitania as well as a paragraph which reads:  "The Royal Mail Ship 'Lusitania' was made with the most luxurious furnishing and equipped with the strongest engines of the time.  In 1915, a German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania during her final voyage from New York to Liverpool.  Her destruction would later influence America's decision to issue a declaration of war in 1917."

These mint stamps offer a glimpse into important world history.  Add them to your collection today.