King George VI and Queen Elizabeth signed Christmas card

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth signed Christmas cardA superb Royal family Christmas card signed by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1947 Albert Windsor married Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon in 1923. He was the second in line to the throne, after his older brother, Edward. However, in 1936 Edward abdicated to marry Wallis Simpson. Albert was forced to take the throne in his place and was crowned George VI. His reign was defined by the second world war and the rapid decline of the British Empire that

Only two sheets issued

The crew of the Enola Gay were tasked with dropping the first atomic bomb (codenamed “Little Boy”) on the city of Hiroshima

Very fine used four margin example lettered BC

a magnificent GB rarity with superb colour

In January 1885 an additional eight stamps were removed from the Imprimatur sheet

two years after Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee

perforation 7 on two sides

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with 'AFTER/STRIKING' handstamped at lower right

numbered '35' in reverse below design

and an evocative piece of New York history

1953 set of 14 to 20s