Issued to commemorate the Centenary of the first Victoria Cross to be awarded in World War I. The cover with illustration of Lieut. Maurice Dease VC who died aged 24 in the first battle fought by the British against the Germans at Mons on 23rd Aug 1914. The cover bears a special Royal Mail VC stamp and postmarked with official Victoria Cross "For Valour" postmark on 23rd Aug 1914. The cover was a restricted issue of only 100 covers and is vital to complete any WWI collection.