65th Anniversary of Queen's Accession Stamps
These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
06.02.2017 | Windsor Castle Engraving, Postmarked at Windsor
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6th February 2017
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65th Anniversary of Queen's Accession
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
£5 Machin Sapphire Blue
Producer/Series:
Bradbury
( BFDC No 415 )
Postmark:
Windsor, Coat of Arms,
Special Handstamp
Limited Edition:
50 copies Worldwide.
Notes:
On 6th February 1952 His Majesty, King George VI, died peacefully in his sleep at Sandringham House. Princess Elizabeth, who was in Kenya at the time, immediately became Queen at the age of 25. To commemorate this event Royal Mail has issued this new Sapphire Blue £5 High-Value Definitive with the inscription: '65th Anniversary of Accession' as an iridescent overprint.
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Reference Images: Commemorative Stamp Presentation Pack (D105) Postmark illustrations |
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