2015 Australian Legends - The Victoria Cross FDC

2015 First Day Cover - Australian Legends – The Victoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest honour that can be bestowed for acts of valour “in the presence of the enemy”. Leith Payne VC OAM (b.1933) received his imperial Victoria Cross in 1970 for “conspicuous gallantry” in Vietnam.The four other Legends were invested with the Victoria cross for Australia for acts including “conspicuous gallantry”, during the conflict in Afghanistan : Mark Donaldson VC (b. 1979) in 2009, Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG (b. 1978) in 2011, Dan Keighran VC (b. 1983) in 2012 and Cameron Baird VC MG (b. 1981-2013) in 2014.Cameron Baird, who received the Victoria Cross for Australia posthumously, is the 100th Australian to be awarded a Victoria Cross. Postmarked First Day of Issue 22 January 2015 Canberra ACT 2600.Features 5 x 70c Official Australia Post Stamps featuring the VC Recipients.