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2006HM QE II 80th Birthday - Set

Set
GBP £2.25
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Set
GBP £2.25
Miniature Sheet
GBP £2.25
Sheetlets
GBP £4.50
First Day Cover
GBP £2.55
First Day Cover
GBP £2.85
Technical details
  • 30.03.2006
  • Stephen Perera
  • Corbis Library
  • BDT International, Ireland
  • Offset Lithography
  • 4 Colours
  • 40 x 30mm
  • 38p, 40p, 47p, £1.00
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About HM QE II 80th Birthday

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was born in April 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York, who subsequently became King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty’s first speech was made during wartime when, aged 14, she addressed the children of Britain and the Commonwealth. Between that time and her marriage to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, at the age of 21, Princess Elizabeth progressed along the path of official engagements.

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