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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon [b] (4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 to 6 February 1952 as the wife of King George VI.
King George VI died suddenly in his sleep on 6 February 1952 after 16 years on the throne following his brother’s abdication in December 1936.. An official statement published later claimed the ...
George VI was forced to buy from Edward the royal residences of Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House, as these were private properties and did not pass to him automatically. [60] Three days after his accession, on his 41st birthday, he invested his wife, the new queen consort , with the Order of the Garter .
29 July 1948 Olympic Games Four (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 3d, 6d, 1s) 1949 10 October 1949 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union: Four (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 3d, 6d, 1s) 1951 3 May 1951 Festival of Britain: Two (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 4d) 3 May 1951 High Value Definitives George VI (This set is not a Commemorative issue, it is the first set of 'Pictorial' High ...
A 5-shilling (abbreviated as 5/- or 5s) (£0.25) stamp first appeared in 1867, followed by 10 shilling (£0.50) and £1 values in 1878, culminating in a £5 stamp in 1882. Meanwhile, the age of the Penny Reds had come to an end along with the Perkins Bacon printing contract.
The 1955 Castle series replaced another four stamp series of high value issued in 1951. They featured the profile of King George VI and were illustrated by two pictures (HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's ship, on the 2 shillings and 6 pence, and the white cliffs of Dover on the 5 shillings) and two symbols (Saint George and the Dragon on the 10 shillings and the Royal Coat of arms on the one pound ...