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2003 LIMITED EDITION CORONATION ANNIVERSARY QUEEN ELIZABETH II INGOT STAMP COVER

2003 LIMITED EDITION NO. 01908 of 5000 INGOT STAMP COVER

ON ROYAL MAIL ENVELOPE COVER

THE CORONATION ANNIVERSARY 2 JUNE 1953-2003

HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II

STAMPS AND PHILATELY |ROYALTY |

BRITISH ROYALTY | HISTORICAL MEMORABILIA

ENGLAND / ENGLISH | UNITED KINGDOM |

STAMPS | INGOTS | EPHEMERA

CULTURE | HISTORY | HOBBIES

SOCIETY | HERITAGE | LIFESTYLE

DETAILS:

MEASUREMENTS:

CARD: Approx. 8 7/8 inches x 6 1/4 inches

INGOT: 43 mm x 27 mm

PUBLISHERS / MAKERS:

INGOT COVER Limited Edition: 5,000

INGOT SPECIFICATIONS

Alloy: .925 Sterling Silver

Dimensions: 43mm x 27mm

Plating: 24 Carat Gold

Standard: Proof-like

STAMP SPECIFICATIONS

Number of stamps in set: ten

Date of issue: 2 June 2003

Design: Kate Stephens

Acknowledgements: © Rex; Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS;

Bettman/CORBIS; Cecil Beaton courtesy of Camera Press

Printer: De La Rue Security Print, High Wycombe HP13 5EZ

Process: gravure Stamp Designs Royal Mail Group plc 2003

Format: portrait

Size: 35mm x 37mm Perforations 14.5 x 14

Number per sheet: 60

Phosphor bars as appropriate

Printed on coated and watermarked paper

Gum: PVA

COVER SPECIFICATIONS

Cover Design: Thyme Design Associates

Photographs: Cecil Beaton/Camera Press; Getty Images; Popperfoto.com

Words: Allyson Thorne

Printer: Zenith Print & Packaging Ltd.

O Crown Copyright 2003

TEXTS / NOTES / ANNOTATIONS:

FRONT COVER:

A nation alive with excitement and expectancy

ON CORONATION DAY

the country was alive with excitement and expectancy,

thrilled at the prospect of the historic occasion

that was about to take place.

Even the grey sky did nothing to quell the enthusiasm

of a nation engulfed in a sea of red, white and blue,

united to celebrate the crowning of its young Queen.

The air was filled with the joyful sounds of parties and carnivals,

and those with a television opened their homes

to neighbours and friends keen to see the proceedings.

In central London,

the festivities commenced the evening before

when thousands of people set up camp

along the procession route.

By nightfall the streets,

illuminated by the glow of flickering flames

from hundreds of cooking stoves,

were vibrant with singing, talking and laughter.

If the crowds had an uncomfortable night,

they were generously compensated for it

when the golden state coach emerged from Buckingham Palace.

Inside sat the Queen,

radiant in an ivory satin gown and glittering tiara.

To the roars and cheers of well-wishers,

the coach slowly made its way to Westminster Abbey.

BACK COVER:

God Save the Queen

INSIDE THE ABBEY,

the ancient, sacred ceremony took place.

In its essentials, Recognition, Oath, Anointing, Investiture, Homage,

the ceremony had remained unchanged for hundreds of years.

When the Archbishop of Canterbury finally raised

the heavily bejewelled St Edward’s Crown

high in the air and lowered it onto Her Majesty’s head

the Abbey erupted with cries of ‘God Save the Queen’

and then was filled with the melodic resonance of the Te Deum.

Having replaced the St Edward’s Crown

with the lighter Imperial State Crown,

the Queen left to the chorus of the national anthem.

During the day hundreds of thousands of people

flocked into London where the celebrations

continued well into the night.

There were fireworks over the Thames,

restaurants offered special champagne dinners

and good-natured revellers crammed into packed public houses.

NOTES / OTHER DETAILS:

RM (Royal Mail sponsor’s mark);

.925 (indicates purity of silver);

castle (Edinburgh Assay Office mark);

d (date letter indicates the year 2003);

tower below the hallmark (Royal Mint mintmark)

The ingot is housed in a sealed blister

to protect the high-quality finish

and to prevent tarnishing.

To retain the condition of the ingot, handling is not advised.

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