Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks
Diamond Wedding Anniversary of HM The Queen and Prince Philip - stamp issue 16 October 2007
Royal Mail will issue a set of stamps and miniature sheet to commemorate the 60th wedding anniversary (on 20 November) of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
The Diamond Wedding anniversary stamp issue comprises of six conventionally gummed stamps showing HM The
Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at a number of formal occasions while the Miniature
sheet is composed of four stamps showing a variety of informal Royal Family shots and an
exclusive new photograph of HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh by Lord Snowdon.
The self-adhesive Miniature sheet is a first for Royal Mail stamps. The four stamps are designed
to look like four photographs randomly scattered on top of a pile of other Royal photos. The
backing paper is printed in black & white with yet more Royal photographs.
Note: the arrangement of the stamps on the Royal Mail fdc (below) is not the same as in these publicity photos. |
Top Row:1st class The Queen and Prince Philip leave St Paul's
Cathedral after a thanksgiving service for her 80th and his 85th birthdays; The Queen and Prince Philip inspect the
King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Regents Park, 30 April 1997.
Lower row:54p The Queen and Prince Philip at the Garter Ceremony, Windsor, 16 June 1980;
The Queen and Prince Philip at Royal Ascot, 1969; 78p The Queen and Prince Philip at the premier of The Guns of Navarone, 27 April 1961;
Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Clydebank, 1947. |
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Miniature sheet: 1st Class - The Royal Family at Balmoral, 1972; The Queen and Prince Philip at
Buckingham Palace by Lord Snowdon, 2007; 69p - The Royal Family at Windsor Castle, 1965;
78p - The Queen and Prince Philip with Prince Charles and Princess Anne at Balmoral, 1953.
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The presentation pack contains all six stamps and the Miniature sheet. Inside Jim Davies tells
the story of Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten's wedding day. Designed by
Studio David Hillman the pack is illustrated with contemporary photography .The Miniature sheet
is housed in its own specially designed separate carrier.
The Royal Mail First Day Cover insert features a photograph of the happy couple returning to Buckingham
Palace from Westminster Abbey in the Glass Coach.
Abbreviated Technical details:
The stamps and miniature sheet were designed by Studio David Hillman.
The normal sheet stamps are 41 x 30mm in sheets of 30/60 se-tenant pairs.
The miniature sheet is 115x89mm with two stamps of 41mm x 30mm, one of 35mm x 35mm and one of
27mm x 37mm. MS photography - Upper left: Patrick Lichfield, Camera Press London, Lower
left: Lord Snowdon, Upper Right: © Getty Images, Lower
right: © Corbis, border Camera Press, © Corbis, ©Getty Images.
Norvic Exclusive First Day Cover
Our limited edition first day cover shows Buckingham Palace and is priced at £8.95 and is cancelled with the Buckingham Palace postmark postmark in silver:
Our first day cover for the miniature sheet shows Sandringham House in Norfolk and is priced at £6.50 and is cancelled with the Windsor postmark in silver
Buy both covers for £14.50!
Also available:
Set of 6 stamps mint - £4.35
Miniature sheet mint - £3.20
Presentation Pack (contains 6 stamps & MS) - £6.95
Set of 6 on Royal Mail FDC - £5.35
Miniature sheet on Royal Mail FDC - £3.95
Set of 11 Stamp Cards unused - £4.75
Prices above exclude postage & packing. To place an order please visit our online store.
Other enquiries, please email us - and don't forget to tell us which country you are in.
Special Postmarks
Postmarks available for the day of issue are shown below - these may not be to scale.
| Note - all special postmarks will be applied in silver.
Permanent postmarks will be in black. |
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Ref FD733
Philatelic Bureau Official Postmark |
Ref FD734
Windsor Official Postmark - Diamond Wedding Anniversary |
Ref FD734NP
Windsor Official non-pictorial Postmark |
Ref M10726
Queen's 60th Wedding Anniversary, Prince Philip Close, Birmingham |
Ref L10725
Diamond Wedding Anniversary, Elizabeth & Philip, Windsor |
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Ref L10721
E&P Diamond Wedding, Windsor |
Ref L10720
Diamond Wedding, Westminster, London SW1 |
Ref L10719
E & P Diamond Anniversary 1947-2007, Bletchley Park Post Office, Milton Keynes |
Ref L10724
Diamond Wedding EP London SW1 |
Ref N10728
Happy Anniversary from Cotswold & Stuart, York |
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Ref L10732
Westminster London SW1 |
Ref L10731
Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1 |
Ref L10730
Windsor Berkshire |
Ref S10735
Balmoral, Ballater |
Ref L10733
60 E - P Windsor |
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Ref L10734
Diamond Estate, London SW17 |
Ref L4666 Buckingham Palace, Royal Mail London SW rolling date postmark |
Ref L4680 Royal Mail Windsor rolling date postmark |
Ref L4664 St Paul's Cathedral, Royal Mail London EC3 rolling date postmark |
Ref L10737 1947-2007/60 The Diamond Wedding Anniversary London SW1 |
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This page updated 20 November 2007
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