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The Royal Couple, Silver Wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

The Royal Couple, Silver Wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Republic of Cyprus

Description

Elizabeth, Queen consort to King George VI, was born Elizabeth-Bowes-Lyon and was the first commoner to marry into the House of Windsor. During the Second World War she became such a morale booster that Adolf Hitler called her the most dangerous woman in Europe. For the King's and Queen's silver wedding anniversary sixty four colonies and protectorates issued 168 identical stamps. The complete collection commands a market value of between £900 and £1,000 sterling. The Cyprus stamps were the first to be printed by the photogravure process.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1948-ROYAL COUPLE-1 1_2

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Waterlow and Sons Ltd, England (1 1/2p.)
Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd, England (£1)

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “The Royal Couple, Silver Wedding of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed May 4, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12744.