HANES STAMPIAU GLYNDŴR, Remember Azincourt & St David 1415, Remember Patriot Hero Henri Gwyn ,loyal to his Prince Owain Glyndwr to the very end.

See below illustration of new 'Dydd Gŵyl Dewi' Welsh stamps; not bad, but they forget to tell you that it was Henry V who commanded the Archbishop of Canterbury to make 'Dydd Gŵyl Dewi' a public holiday as thanks to all the Welsh who had deserted Owain Glyndŵr and Cymru to run off to France to fight for the English against our allies the French. So, I personally will not be observing St David's Day but, if you feel you must attend the 'Dydd Gŵyl Dewi' Parade in Caerdydd this Sunday, do also go and pay your respects to Owain Glyndŵr at his statue in City Hall and whilst at it, you could lay some ivy at the feet of the same statue in rememberence of Henri Gwyn, his son and others who fought for the French against the English at Azincourt in 1415.

Do also remember to take loads of 'Baneri Glyndŵr' on the parade through Cardiff, and make your way up to the front of the parade with them as the organisers do not recognise 'Baner Glyndŵr' as being important enough to fly alongside the 'Dewi Sant' and 'Tudur' flags. Reasons enough as to why I no longer support or attend this event and it's parade. In my opinion, it would serve a much worthier cause if patriots mobilised their efforts into parading in Machynlleth on 21 Mehefin 'Dydd y Senedd' annually to commemmorate Owain Glyndŵr's crowning as 'Tywysog Cymru' on that Mid - Summer day in 1404

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• On 26 February 2009, the Post Office are issuing a set of stamps for 'Dydd Gŵyl Dewi', see the following web Link: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ei=nfikSY_9NeTGjAeBwZ2-BQ&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=ST+DAVID%27S+DAY+STAMP+FOR+WALES&spell=1 >
• Not a bad set of Stamps for those that collect 'all Welsh stamps issued' and, if you do want to demonstrate that Welsh commemmorative stamp sets are in demand, don't delay a trip to your post office to secure your set. They only issue a limited number of the sets to each post office and you usually have to know about them and ask for them and, don't forget to complain by letter to the Royal Mail if your P.0. hasn't got any! Shows they can issue Welsh stamps when they've a mind to, but still no Glyndŵr Stamp! However, the envelope has Harlech Castle illustrated which is "kind of" a remembering that this year is the 600th anniversary of the fall of the Castle into English hands and thus marks the end of the offensive war of Independence which from 1409 becomes more and more a defensive Guerrilla war. The long struggle does not conclude until Maredudd ab Owain Glyndŵr surrenders on 21 April 1421. The last Welsh rebel, as far as i'm aware, to be caught and executed was Robert ap Doe. Evidence suggests he was either hanged at Welshpool Castle or, hung, drawn & quartered at Shrewsbury. No doubt there were many more executed that we are not aware of, but do remember that the Gwerin Owain continued the struggle up to at least 1485 when most of them were conned into joining Henry Tudor's subsequent Bosworth Adventure - and we all know what followed that. Let's now take some inspiration from those "last ones standing" and continue with the struggle to get the G.P.O. to issue some 'Stampiau Glyndŵr'. But, for now, see the below stamp feature:

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Stamp produced by Gwasg YLolfa.
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A Glyndŵr Label used as a ''stamp''.
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Below Stamps suggested by the Western Mail but it remained just wishful thinking. What about the two mistakes below, can you spot them?
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There was a Post Office Glyndŵr stamp once upon a time but only in connection with an English History commemoration, see below:
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