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Elizabeth II Stamp Histories

From this page you can view and download detailed histories for Queen Elizabeth stamps from 1953 to 1975.

Find out more about The Postal Museum’s collection of Queen Elizabeth stamps.

1950s

1953 – Coronation

1956-58 – International Geophysical Year

1957 – 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference

1957 – Scout Jamboree

1958 – British Empire and Commonwealth Games

1960s

1960 – Conference of European Postal and Telecommunications (C.E.P.T.)

1960 – Tercentenary of Establishment of the General Letter Office

1961 – European Postal and Telecommunications Conference (C.E.P.T.)

1961 – Seventh Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference

1961 – Post Office Savings Bank Centenary

1962 – National Productivity Year

1963 – Commonwealth Pacific Cable (COMPAC)

1963 – Freedom from Hunger

1963 – Ninth International Lifeboat Conference

1963 – National Nature Week

1963 – Paris Postal Conference Centenary

1963 – Red Cross Centenary Congress

1964 – 10th International Botanical Congress

1964 – Forth Road Bridge

1964 – International Geographical Congress

1964 – Shakespeare Festival

1965 – 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

1965 – Churchill Commemoration

1965 – Commonwealth Arts Festival

1965 – 700^th Anniversary of Simon de Montfort’s Parliament

1965 – International Telecommunications Union Centenary

1965 – Joseph Lister, Antiseptic Surgery

1965 – Opening of the Post Office Tower

1965 – Salvation Army Centenary

1965 – 20^th Anniversary of The United Nations and International Co-operation Year

1966 – British Birds

1966 – Burns Commemoration

1966 – Christmas

1966 – 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings

1966 – British Landscapes

1966 – British Technology

1966 – 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey

1966 – England’s World Cup Football Victory

1966 – World Cup Football Competition

1967 – Sir Francis Chichester’s World Voyage

1967 – Christmas 1967

1967 – British Discovery and Invention

1967 – European Free Trade Association

1967 – British Wild Flowers

1967 – British Paintings

1968 – British Anniversaries

1968 – British Bridges

1968 – Christmas

1968 – British Paintings

1969 – Notable Anniversaries

1969 – British Architecture (Cathedrals)

1969 – Christmas

1969 – First Flight of “Concorde”

1969 – Gandhi Centenary Year

1969 – Post Office Technology

1969 – Prince of Wales Investiture

1969 – British Ships

1970s

1970 – General Anniversaries

1970 – Christmas

1970 – IXth Commonwealth Games

1970 – Literary Anniversaries

1970 – Philympia

1970 – British Rural Architecture

1971 – Christmas

1971 – General Anniversaries

1971 – Literary Anniversaries

1971 – “Ulster ’71” Paintings

1971 – British Architecture

1971-74 – Proposed National Theatre Issue

1972 – Broadcasting Anniversaries

1972 – Christmas

1972 – British Architecture (Village Churches)

1973 – British Explorers

1973 – British Painters: Sir Joshua Reynolds, Sir Henry Raeburn

1973 – County Cricket 1873 – 1973

1973 – European Communities

1973 – 400^th Anniversary of the Birth of Inigo Jones

1973 – Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

1973 – British Trees

1974 – Christmas

1974 – Churchill Centenary Issue

1974 – 200^th Anniversary of Public Fire Services

1974 – Great Britons

1974 – British Trees

1974 – Universal Postal Union Centenary

1975 – European Architectural Heritage Year

1975 – Birth Bicentenary of Jane Austen

1975 – 62^nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference

1975 – 150^th Anniversary of Public Railways

1975 – Sailing

1975 – Proposed Skiing Issue

1975 – Birth Bicentenary of JMW Turner

Accessing the Collection

The best way to see all our philatelic and postal history collections is by appointment with the Archive. To make an appointment or contact the Archive team, please visit our Archive page.