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Post by robert on Sept 21, 2022 7:12:08 GMT
Even though these stamps are not scarce or rare, it is interesting to see all the special events of QEII in one place. The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee stamps were issued on April 5, 2022, five months prior to the Queen’s death during her platinum year on September 8, 2022. Here is the complete series of stamps depicting Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Jubilees of the late HRH Queen Elizabeth II on our decimal stamps. The 1980 QEII Birthday stamp was the first in a series celebrating her birthday; in the following years stamps were issued to commemorate milestone anniversaries of her Accession, Coronation and Royal Visits. Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, eclipsing her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria by nearly 7 years, (Queen Victoria previously had the title of being Queen for 63 years, seven months and two days), and this milestone was celebrated on September 9, 2015, as at the time of death the reign of Elizabeth II was 70 years and 214 days.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Sept 21, 2022 8:05:22 GMT
We have just retired a 2 frame display which has been touring Libraries in Aberdeenshire for 12 weeks , showing similarly the complete range of GB anniversaries from Coronation to Platinum Jubilee .
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Post by robert on Sept 21, 2022 16:32:01 GMT
That would have been a sight to see, I also have the 1953 Coronation set and 1954 & 1963 Royal Visits as well, I posted them on another site a few days ago, I'll post them here soon. This display is the complete series of decimal issues.
Rob
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