Events; ceremonies; Coronation; graphics; design; typography; stamps; King George VI; 12th.May; 1937; one and half pence; postage; stamp; coronation; philately;
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George VI's coronation took place on 12 May 1937, the date previously intended for Edward's coronation. In a break with tradition, Queen Mary attended the ceremony as a show of support for her son. There was no Durbar held in Delhi for George VI, as had occurred for his father, as the cost would have been a burden to the government of India. Rising Indian nationalism made the welcome that the royal couple would have received likely to be muted at best, and a prolonged absence from Britain would have been undesirable in the tense period before World War II. Two overseas tours were undertaken, to France and to North America, both of which promised greater strategic advantages in the event of war.
Events; ceremonies; royalty; stamps; design; graphics; Typography; Anniversary; 25 years; Silver Wedding; Prince Albert; Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon; postage; stamp; two and half pence; 1923-1948;
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They married on 26 April 1923, at Westminster Abbey. Unexpectedly, Elizabeth laid her bouquet at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior on her way into the Abbey; a gesture which every royal bride since has copied, though subsequent brides have chosen to do this on the way back from the altar rather than to it. She became styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York. Following a wedding breakfast at Buckingham Palace prepared by chef Gabriel Tschumi, they honeymooned at Polesden Lacey, a manor house in Surrey, and then went to Scotland, where she caught "unromantic" whooping cough
Events; birthdays; royalty; design; graphics; typography; Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon; Queen mother; Eightieth; 80 years of age; birthday; stamps; stamp; postage; twelve pence;
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Born into a family of Scottish nobility as The Honourable Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, she became Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon when her father inherited the Earldom of Strathmore and Kinghorne in 1904. She came to prominence in 1923 when she married Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V and Queen Mary. As Duchess of York, she – along with her husband and their two daughters Elizabeth and Margaret – embodied traditional ideas of family and public service. She undertook a variety of public engagements, and became known as the "Smiling Duchess" because of her consistent public expression
George VI coronation 12 May 1937, Selfridges, department store, Oxford Street, London, c.1937, shop front, Architecture, thirties, early photograph (image quality slightly soft)
George VI coronation 12 May 1937, Selfridges, department store, Oxford Street, London, c.1937, shop front, Architecture, thirties, early photograph (image quality slightly soft)
Events; ceremonies; royalty; stamps; design; graphics; typography; wedding; Princess Ann; Captain Mark Phillips; 14th.November; 1973; three and half pence;
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An estimated 500 million television viewers from around the world watched Princess Anne marry Captain Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey. It was only the second time in more than 200 years that a member of the British Royal Family had married a commoner.
Design; graphics; Stamps; British; King George; Britannia; Festival of Britain; South Bank; London; England; UK; centenary; one hundred years; 1851-1951; two and half pence; postage;
1951; stamp; collecting; postage; Britannia; souvenir; celebration; Festival of Britain; red; blue; perforation; event; two and half pence; mint; centenary; South Bank; King George VI; Commemorative; hobby; hobbies; philately; British
1951; stamp; postage; collecting; British; Britannia; souvenir; celebration; Festival of Britain; red; blue; perforation; event; two and half pence; mint; centenary; South Bank; King George VI; hobby; hobbies; philately; franked; franking
Design; graphics; postage; stamps; mail; Shah of Iran; oil fields; letters; oil reserves; king of Persia; king of kings; royal; last Shah of Persia; Shah Reza Pahlavi; ruins of Persepolis; great capital of ancient Persia;
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The title is roughly equivalent in rank to the western emperor and is hence often translated as such in English or its equivalent in other languages. The monarch of Persia (internally always called Iran[citation needed!]) was technically the emperor of the Persian Empire (later the Empire of Iran, as Iran was officially known until 1935). However until the Napoleonic era, when Persia was an enviable ally of the Western powers eager to make the Ottoman Sultan release his hold on various (mainly Christian) European parts of the Turkish Empire, and western (Christian) emperors had obtained the Ottoman acknowledgement that their western imperial styles were to be rendered in Turkish as padishah, the western practice was to consider 'king of kings' a particular but royal title
The Penny Red was a British postage stamp, issued in 1841. It succeeded the Penny Black and continued as the main type of postage stamp in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until 1879, with only minor changes to the design during that time. The colour was changed from black to red because of difficulty in seeing a cancellation mark on the Penny Black; a black cancel was readily visible on a Penny Red
National Savings stamps were a popular savings scheme aimed at children in the 1950s and 1960s. The stamps were sold in schools and then stuck into savings books. Prince Charles and Princess Anne were featured on the stamps. Prince Charles stamp started with a value of one shilling, later increased to half a crown. Vintage nineteen fifties/sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only.
National Savings stamps were a popular savings scheme aimed at children in the 1950s and 1960s. The stamps were sold in schools and then stuck into savings books. Prince Charles and Princess Anne were featured on the stamps. Prince Charles stamp started with a value of one shilling, later increased to half a crown. Vintage nineteen fifties/sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only.
National Savings stamps were a popular savings scheme aimed at children in the 1950s and 1960s. The stamps were sold in schools and then stuck into savings books. Prince Charles and Princess Anne were featured on the stamps. Prince Charles stamp started with a value of one shilling, later increased to half a crown. Vintage nineteen fifties/sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only.
Coop saver stamps were introduced in 1965 as an alternative to the normal dividend system and as a direct result of the popularity of Green Shield stamps, the promotional loyalty scheme popular in the nineteen sixties and seventies when big stores such as Tesco introduced them. The Cooperative Society was established in 1863. Vintage nineteen sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only
1951; stamp; postage; collecting; British; Britannia; souvenir; celebration; Festival of Britain; red; blue; perforation; event; two and half pence; mint; centenary; South Bank; King George VI; commemorative; hobby; hobbies; philately
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Green Shield stamps were a promotional loyalty scheme set up in the UK by Richard Tompkins in 1958 and were very popular in the nineteen sixties and seventies when big stores such as Tesco introduced them. 1 stamp was typically issued for each 6 pence spent on shopping. The stamps could be traded for merchandise from a catalogue or a Green Shied Stamp shop. The scheme was wound up in 1991. Vintage nineteen sixties graphics from M&N Publishing for editorial use only
London: Communications: Scott telephones: Telephone kiosks: telephone boxes: red culture: 20th. century design: Design: Street furniture: Post Office: British Telephones: Stamps: Stamp machines:
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This is a rare surviving variation of the Gilbert Scott successful 20th. century range of designs for telephone kiosks. Based on the K2 design the K4 combined stamp vending facilities as well as telephone communication.
