With Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary this week I thought this stamp might make a timely post - The Royal Silver Wedding Stamp issued in 1948 to celebrate 25 years of marriage between Queen Elizabeth II's parents King George VI and the Queen Consort, Elizabeth (later known throughout her long life after the death of her husband as Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother).
A particular curiosity of this commemorative design is that the heads face right, whereas the King or Queen's head always faces to the left on definitive stamps.
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![]() FALKLAND ISLAND DEPENDENCIES 1948 SILVER WEDDING PAIR MNH $2.84 Time Remaining: 40m |
![]() GREAT BRITAIN 1948 SILVER WEDDING PAIR MNH $15.80 Time Remaining: 41m |
![]() 1948 China Hong Kong GB KGVI Silver Wedding set Stamps Mounted Mint M M $137.46 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 44m |
![]() 1948 China Hong Kong GB KGVI Silver Wedding set Stamps Used $52.93 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 46m |
![]() BAHRAIN 1948 GEORGE VI SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MINT NH $24.95 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 1h 15m |
![]() SEYCHELLES SG 152 3 1948 SILVER WEDDING SET SUPERB UNMOUNTED MINT $15.78 Time Remaining: 1h 28m |
![]() Seychelles 1948 Silver Wedding Mint Hinged $8.07 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 2h 3m |
![]() BRITISH HONDURAS 1948 SILVER WEDDING SET FINE USED Cat 48 $33.18 (2 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 20m |
![]() GB STAMPS FIRST DAY COVER 1948 SILVER WEDDING 1 GREAT BRITAIN COLLECTION $25.68 (11 Bids) Time Remaining: 3h 25m |
![]() MALAYA JOHORE 1948 SILVER WEDDING SET FINE USED Cat 50 $31.60 Time Remaining: 3h 26m |












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