1916-2016 Eighth Definitive Series Easter Week strip of 4

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Eight Definitive Series 16DL3

Easter Week includes stamps featuring a detail from the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, and incorporates the wider civilian experiences. John F (Seán) Foster, was among the youngest of the forty children killed during Easter Week. Louisa Nolan risked her life tending to the wounded at the battle of Mount Street Bridge. Sir Francis Fletcher-Vane and Francis Sheehy-Skeffington relates to one of the most infamous incidents of the rebellion, the killing of several civilians, including Sheehy-Skeffington, on the orders of Captain J. C. Bowen-Colthurst.

The stamps feature Augmented Reality, and when scanned by a smartphone with the CEE App installed, will give access to background information on the Rising, and also link customers to gpowitnesshistory.ie.

Easter Week strip of 4
Product Code: 16DL3

Technical details
Date of Issue: January 21, 2016
Value & Quantity: 16 x 70c
Stamp Design: Zinc Design Consultants
Stamp Size: 56mm x 25mm
Paper: Raflatac Thermal P200
Colour: Multicolour with phosphor tagging
Make - up: Strip of 4 Perforations: 11 x 11.25
Printing Process: HP Indigo high resolution digital print
Printer: Label Art Ltd