Special stamps to be released in honour of the Queen - when and where you can buy them
The Royal Mail has unveiled a special set of stamps featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II in memory of the late monarch.
The new stamps – the first set to be approved by King Charles III – will go on general sale from November 10 and will feature images of the late monarch through the years. A photo taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952 to mark the Queen’s accession and coronation will feature on second-class stamps. The first-class stamp will include a photo taken by Cecil Beaton in 1968 in which the monarch is standing in her admiral’s cloak with her head tilted to the left. A portrait taken in November 1984 by Yousuf Karsh will appear on £1.85 stamps, and a photo taken by Tim Graham in 1996 while the Queen attended a banquet at Prague Castle during her visit to the Czech Republic will be the image on the £2.55 stamps.
Simon Thompson, chief executive of Royal Mail, said: “For the past 70 years every British stamp has been personally approved by Her Late Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. Today we are unveiling these stamps, the first to be approved by His Majesty The King, in tribute to a woman whose commitment to public service and duty was unparalleled in the history of this country.”
A presentation pack of all four stamps will retail at £6.95 and is available to pre-order on the Royal Mail’s website.
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