Beatles Sgt. Pepper Band Custom Art 2018 FDC +Red Sgt. Pepper Stamp +Guitar Pick

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BEATLES SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND
JOHN LENNON FIRST DAY COVER + GUITAR PICK
WELCOME BEATLES FANS!
You will receive a very limited, double-sided, First Day Cover. This 3 5/8 inch by 6 1/2 inch colorful FDC, with the red gradient John Lennon stamp, was issued on 7 September, 2018 and has the custom official USPS Lennon signature cancellation. The printed cachet is a colorful rendition of the Sgt. Pepper Band with information to the back. In addition the FDC has a faux Sgt. Pepper/Sir James M. Babington stamp. You will also receive a 2009 Apple Corps licensed Sgt. Pepper drum logo guitar pick.
The 20th Century’s most widelyknown British non-commissioned officer was real. Only his name wasn’t Pepper, it was Babington. He was a Lieutenant General. Paul McCartney chose the image of Gen. Sir James Melville Babington as the real-life visage of the fictional Sgt. Pepper for the Beatles 1967 album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Scottish-born Babington came up in the ranks of the British Imperial military through the Boer War of the 19th century, spending decades fighting insurgencies against the Dutch descended residents of the southern tip of Africa. He scored a number of decisive wins there. When World War I broke out he took command of the British 23rd Division under the New Army. Described as “elderly but fearless” he spent a lot of effort and Crown funds on outfitting his men, unlike many other commanders. As a result, his men loved him and fought so hard at legendary WWI battles like the Somme and Ypres. When he retired, he was Lieutenant General Sir James Melville Babington KCB, KCMG, commander of British Forces in Italy. He died in 1936, and would never know that his face would achieve worldwide fame on a Beatles record album.
This will be shipped by First Class letter mail.