Stamps That Changed the World

Coronation Items

Stamps to Mark a Coronation

Designs and Essays

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Original sketch of 1953 Coronation stamp
Design rendering by Edmund Dulac for one of the 1953 Coronation stamps. The actual stamp using this design was a different value; other changes included the shape of the crown and the lettering of the initials E R.

 

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2 1/2d Blue Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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2 1/2d Green Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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1/3d Blue Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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1/3d Green Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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2 1/2d Red Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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2 1/2d Green Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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1/6d Green Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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1/6d Blue Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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2 1/2d Green Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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4d Blue Essay of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Approved Final Essay, 2 1/2d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Approved Final Essay, 4d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Approved Final Essay, 1/3d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Approved Final Essay, 1/6d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

Blocks of Issued Stamps

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Block of 6, 2 1/2d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Block of 6, 4d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Block of 6, 1/3d of the 1953 Coronation stamp

 

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Block of 6, 1/6d of the 1953 Coronation stamp