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Stamp, Postage

2002.37.1

Name
Stamp, Postage
History Category
Significant Dates
1954
Description
Postage Stamp
Sheet of 100, 1 cent postage stamps for use in Celebrating Royalty exhibit. This early portrait of the young Queen Elizabeth II was taken by a woman, photographer Dorothy Wilding. The 1820s diamond diadem was also worn by Queen Victoria and appears on another Royal stamp, the rare “Penny Black.” This Canadian version was issued on June 10 1954.
Quantity
1
Catalogue Number
2002.37.1
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