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Queen Elizabeth II Stamp Varieties

The document describes postage stamps from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952-1958 that feature her portrait painted by Dorothy Wilding. It provides details on the watermarks, perforations, colors and denominations of the various stamps issued in that period. Varieties include sideways or inverted watermarks on some stamps. The stamps were designed by a group of artists including Enid Marx and Mary Adshead.

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Queen Elizabeth II Stamp Varieties

The document describes postage stamps from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from 1952-1958 that feature her portrait painted by Dorothy Wilding. It provides details on the watermarks, perforations, colors and denominations of the various stamps issued in that period. Varieties include sideways or inverted watermarks on some stamps. The stamps were designed by a group of artists including Enid Marx and Mary Adshead.

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Queen Elizabeth II

Portrait by Dorothy Wilding


Tudor Crown Watermark, Perforations 15x14
1952 - 1954

0.5d 1d 1.5d 2d

Orange-Red Ultramarine Green Red-Brown

2.5d 3d 4d

Carmine-Red Deep Lilac Ultramarine

5d 6d 7d

Brown Reddish Purple Bright Green

8d 9d 10d 11d

Magenta Bronze-Green Prussian Blue Brown-Purple

1/- 1/3 1/6

Bistre-Brown Green Grey-Blue

Designed by Enid Marx, M Farrar-Bell, G Knipe, Mary Adshead and E Dulac


Queen Elizabeth II
Portrait by Dorothy Wilding
Tudor Crown Watermark, Perforations 15x14
1952 - 1954
Varieties

0.5d 0.5d
Orange-Red Orange-Red

Sideways Inverted
Watermark Watermark

1d 1d 1.5d 1.5d
Ultramarine Ultramarine Green Green

Sideways Inverted Sideways Inverted


Watermark Watermark Watermark Watermark

2d 2d
Red-Brown Red-Brown

Sideways Inverted
Watermark Watermark

2.5d 2.5d 2.5d 2.5d


Carmine-Red Carmine-Red Carmine-Red Carmine-Red

Type 1 Type 1 Type 2 Type 2


Sideways Inverted Sideways Inverted
Watermark Watermark Watermark Watermark

Designed by Enid Marx, M Farrar-Bell, G Knipe, Mary Adshead and E Dulac


Queen Elizabeth II
Portrait by Dorothy Wilding
St Edward’s Crown Watermark, Perforations 15x14
1955 - 1958

0.5d 1d 1.5d 2d 2d

Orange-Red Ultramarine Green Red-Brown Light Red-Brown

2.5d 3d 4d

Carmine-Red Deep Lilac Ultramarine

5d 6d 7d

Brown Reddish Purple Bright Green

8d 9d 10d 11d

Magenta Bronze-Green Prussian Blue Brown-Purple

1/- 1/3 1/6

Bistre-Brown Green Grey-Blue

Designed by Enid Marx, M Farrar-Bell, G Knipe, Mary Adshead and E Dulac

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