New Stamp Issues Info

The 60th Wedding Anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness Prince Philip this year on 20th November will mark the first ever Diamond Wedding Anniversary in British Royal History. To celebrate this significant occasion the Falkland Islands Post Office is releasing a very dignified single stamp showing the cameo profiles of Her Majesty and the Duke of Edinburgh against a Jasper Blue background.

Crowds lined the route from Buckingham Palace up through Admiralty Arch and along to Westminster Abbey where some two thousand guests had gathered to witness the Royal Wedding Ceremony. Whilst awaiting the arrival of the Bride, the congregation were treated to a glorious scene inside the Abbey, which was ablaze with colour from the scarlet and gold uniforms of the Yeomen of the Guards to the colourful embroideries that hung from the High Altar.

On the arrival of Princess Elizabeth, the pages lifted the bridal train and the bridesmaids took to their positions as she walked down the aisle leaning upon the arm of her father. As the ceremony continued, kneeling before the Archbishop of York, the bride and groom exchanged vows and were pronounced man and wife.

This is a truly historic anniversary and one which is complemented by this single new stamp.

Technical Data:

Artist: Andrew Robinson
Printer: BDT International Security Printing
Process: Lithography
Perforation: 14 per 2cms
Stamp size: 28.45 x 42.58mm
Sheet Layout: 50 (2×25)
Release date: 20th November 2007
Production Co-ordination: Creative Direction (Worldwide) Ltd