Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth II has reigned since 6 February 1952 

When Elizabeth II succeeded her father in 1952, new stamps were needed. The result was a collection of variations on a theme that came to be known as the Wilding issues, based on a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by photographer Dorothy Wilding

Wildings were used until 1967, when the Machin issues were introduced on 5th June. 

The Machin design is very simple, a profile of the Queen on a solid colour background, and very popular, still being the standard British stamp as of today. They have been printed in scores of different colours; in addition, decimalisation required new denominations, and there have technical improvements in the printing process, resulting in literally hundreds of varieties known to specialists

Stamps issued to commemorate events relating to the present Royal Family have, during QEII's reign, become a growing trend

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  • GB Prestige Booklet 1984 The Story of our Christian Heritage DX5
    £13.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1985 The Story of The Times DX6
    £9.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1986 The Story of British Rail DX7
    £10.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1987 The Story of P & O DX8
    £10.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1988 The Story of the Financial Times DX9
    £16.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1990 London Life DX11
    £13.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1991 Agatha Christie DX12
    £9.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1992 Birth centenary of JRR Tolkien DX14
    £9.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1992 Cymru Wales DX13
    £9.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1993 The Story of Beatrix Potter DX15
    £17.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1994 Northern Ireland DX16
    £11.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1995 Centenary of the National Trust DX17
    £10.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1996 European Football Championship DX18
    £9.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1997 75th Anniversary of the BBC DX19
    £11.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 1998 The Wildings Definitive Portrait DX20
    £11.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2000 A Treasury Of Trees DX26
    £17.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2003 A Perfect Coronation 50th Anniv of Coronation DX31
    £32.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2005 The Bronte Sisters 150th Death Anniv of Charlotte Bronte DX34
    £15.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2006 Birth Bicentenary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel DX36
    £13.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2007 World of Invention DX38
    £17.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2009 Birth Bicentenary of Charles Darwin DX45
    £35.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2009 Royal Navy Uniforms DX47
    £16.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2009 Treasures of the Archive DX46
    £14.00
  • GB Prestige Booklet 2010 Britain Alone DX51
    £17.00

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