1915 France WW I Delandre Anti-German Propaganda Stamp German Atrocities Series

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1915

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1915 France WW I Delandre Anti-German Propaganda Poster Stamp War Of 1914 And The Acts Of Germany (Atrocities Series). All Seizure, Destruction, Or Deliberate Damage To Establishments Dedicated To Religion, Historic Monuments, Works Of Art, Or Science Is Forbidden And Must Be Prosecuted. (Hague Regulations.) On September 18, 1914, Thirteen Shells Damaged The Cathedral Of Reims, Where Several Wounded Individuals Were Also Killed. MNH

Event Commemorated: This Stamp Commemorates One Of Several Bombardments Of The Cathedral Of Reims, A Sacred Symbol Of French History And Architecture. The September 18 Attack Resulted Not Only In Structural Damage But Also In The Deaths Of Wounded Individuals Inside. Citing The Hague Convention’s Prohibition On Targeting Cultural And Religious Sites, The Label Frames This As A Flagran​t Violation Of International Law. This Version Adds Depth To Your Series Of Reims-Themed Labels, Underscoring The Repeated And Escalating Nature Of The Attacks.

This is part of a series of Belgian or French poster stamps printed between 1915 and 1916, often called “Crimes of the German Army” series or simply “Guerre de 1914” series. These were produced as wartime propaganda tools, designed to rally Allied sympathy and support for Belgian suffering under German occupation. Chat GPT

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