Great Britain stamp: King George VI coronation

nobody@flickr.com (karen horton) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:01:36 -0800

c. 1937, in honor of the coronation of King George VI at Westminster Abbey on May 12th, 1937

designed by Edmund Dulac, based on portrait photography by Dorothy Wilding

rejected designs and sketches by Eric Gill

Great Britain postage stamp: Growth of Savings

nobody@flickr.com (karen horton) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:29:28 -0800

karen horton posted a photo:

c. 1961, part of set to commemorate the "Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank"

designed by Michael Goaman

The profile of Queen Elizabeth II seen on the above stamp incorporates a portrait by photographer Dorothy Wilding.

Using a photographic approach presented difficulties for future commemorative postage stamp designs. In 1966, as result of a compromise designed by David Gentelman, the Queen’s head was simplified to a cameo silhouette (based off of Mary Gillick’s earlier effigy design). But in 1967, sculptor Arnold Machin was commissioned to create a new representation of the Queen which became a classic. The evolution of the design is very complex, with political involvement making it tricky.

The design history involving mandates and strict style guides for Queen Elizabeth II's depiction on UK stamps recently became of extra interest following a court battle which presented a possibility of removing Queen Elizabeth II’s cameo in future postage stamps.

I'm not too informed on the British monarchy and its influence on stamp designs. I'll need to read up more about it, and will probably make a better post once I gather some more info.

Great Britain postage stamp: William Morris

nobody@flickr.com (karen horton) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:49:19 -0700

karen horton posted a photo:

c. 1982, one of set of 4 stamps featuring British textiles

above textile image: Strawberry Thief by William Morris c. 1880s

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Great Britain stamp: King George VI coronation

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Great Britain postage stamp: William Morris