Friday, November 18, 2011

Canada-A 1939 Royal Visit Commemorative Postage Stamp Set-Illustrated


Illustrated below are the three postage stamps issued in 1939 to commemorate the Royal visit of George the 6th and the Royal Family. Three values a 1, 2 and 3 Cent were issued. The 1 Cent value had portraits of the Princesses Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth the 2nd) and her sister Magaret. The 2 Cent value showed the National War Memorial (with the Second World War impending), the 3 Cent value showed George the 6th and Queen Elizabeth (the future Queen Mother). Below the set is a detail of the 3 Cent value.



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