Queen Elizabeth II: A Portrait in Stamps

by Fay Sweet

Book Overview

Since her accession to the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II has become one of the most familiar icons of Great Britain and the face of the modern monarchy. This lavish and fascinating volume illustrates her half-century reign and celebrates the reproduction of one of the twentieth-century's most recognizable images in stamps through the unparalleled philatelic collection of the British Library and the Royal Mail. A fully revised and expanded edition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712350020
• ISBN13: 9780712350020
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: British Library
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.8" x 9.5"