The 6th of February 2022 marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee. The Jubilee marks seven decades of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.
This single £10 stamp, issued to mark the Platinum Jubilee, features a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II taken by Dorothy Wilding in 1952, the year of Her Majesty’s accession. The Queen can be seen wearing the George IV State Diadem which she also wore to her Coronation in 1953. This stamp has been printed with several special ink effects to reflect the nature of the occasion: platinum suprametal, silver hot foil, spot gloss UV varnish and iridescent ink.
The 6th of February 2022 marked the 70th anniversary of the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the first British Monarch to celebrate a...
