The Royal Mail have introduced that 4 particular stamps of the Queen shall be launched to commemorate the nation's longest-serving monarch.
The stamps are the primary authorised by King Charles III and have pictures of his later mom taken at completely different factors throughout her 70 yr reign.
They are going to go on normal sale from November 10, retailing at £6.95 for a presentation pack of all 4 stamps. They're additionally accessible to to pre-order on the Royal Mail’s web site.
The second-class stamps will characteristic a photograph of Her Majesty taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952 to mark the Queen’s accession and coronation.
Whereas the first-class stamp will embrace one taken by Cecil Beaton in 1968 wherein the monarch is standing in her admiral’s cloak along with her head tilted to the left, Wales On-line studies.
A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh will seem on £1.85 stamps. A photograph taken by Tim Graham in 1996 whereas the Queen attended a banquet at Prague Fortress throughout her go to to the Czech Republic would be the picture on the £2.55 stamps.
All 4 stamp pictures had been launched within the Golden Jubilee stamp difficulty in 2002 and had been authorised by the late Queen for difficulty that yr.
Simon Thompson, chief govt of Royal Mail, stated: “For the previous 70 years each British stamp has been personally authorised by Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth.
“Right this moment we're unveiling these stamps, the primary to be authorised by His Majesty The King, in tribute to a girl whose dedication to public service and obligation was unparalleled within the historical past of this nation.”
For the reason that Queen's passing, collectors have been working to come up with commonplace postal stamps with the her Majesty's picture. Specialists predict the postage gadgets are to sky rocket in worth as they are going to be step by step phased out.
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