Title
Marriage of H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth
Denomination
4¢
Date of Issue
February 16, 1948
Year
Quantity
50,010,000
Postal Administration
Canada
Perforation or Dimension
12
Printer
Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
Creators
Based on a photograph by Dorothy Wilding. Designed by Herman Herbert Schwartz. Portrait engraved by William F. Ford.
Hidden Date
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About Stamp
In 1947 Princess Elizabeth was married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who was then Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Royal Navy.
Princess Elizabeth
The stamp portrays Princess Elizabeth from a photograph by Dorothy Wilding, London, England.
Reference
Patrick, Douglas and Mary Patrick. Canada's Postage Stamps. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1964, p. 86.
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