Royal Visit

Royal Visit

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2nd Feb 1954

Unwatermarked, Perf 14x14½ etc.

Commemorating the visit to Australia of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Quantities:

3½d	79,877,280
7½d (foreign letter)	1,908,640
2/-	4,511,280

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UNISSUED

The above stamps commemorated the actual visit of the royal couple in 1953. They were due to arrive in 1952, but for the death of the King. Stamps for the abandoned visit were printed (and destroyed).

3½d Red Small format Princess's head.
7½d Blue Long Format Type A (6 x 14) of above dual portrait.
1/6d Brown ditto

A point of interest with these unissued stamps is that the layout occurred before the Type B.