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    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1947 Princess Elizabeth Wedding – Definitive Issue
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1953 Coronation Commemorative Issue
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1953 - 54 First Queen Elizabeth Definitive Series
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1954 Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1955–57 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1959-62 Queen Elizabeth II - Definitive Issue
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1963 Royal Visit
    • The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1966-69 Stamps
    • 1970-99 Queen Elizabeth II Stamps
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The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II - 1953 Coronation Commemorative Issue

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 over 12 months after her accession. Despite the death of the Queen's grandmother, Queen Mary, on 24 March, the year 1953 seemed full of optimism and good omen in Britain. Rationing was finally abolished and on 29 may the successful conquest of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay was hailed as a coronation tribute. Some proclaimed a second Elizabethan age was dawning.

Contents

• Introduction
• The Depiction of Queen Elizabeth II
• 1947 Princess Elizabeth Wedding – Definitive Issue
• 1953 Coronation Commemorative Issue
• 1953-54 First Queen Elizabeth Definitive Series
• 1954 Royal Visit by Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh
• 1955-57 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives
• 1959-62 Queen Elizabeth II Definitives
• 1963 Royal Visit
• Part II
• 1966-69 Queen Elizabeth II Stamps
• 1970-99 Queen Elizabeth II Stamps
• 2000-present Queen Elizabeth II Stamps
• Queen Elizabeth II Miniature Sheets and Sheetlets