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Thursday, September 21, 1972
NEW STAMP FOR ISSUE IN NOVEMBER
The Post Office announced today that two special stamps to commemorate
the Silver Wedding anniversary (25 years) of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
will be on sale at all post offices in November,
The stampa, in horizontal format, will be issued in the 10 cent and
50 cent denominations.
They feature a portrait of the Royal Couple in a green background for
the 10-cent stamp and grey for the 50-cent one.
The stamp will go on sale on November 20 and further detail will be
announced later.
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Note to Editors:
Copies of a photograph of the new
stamp are distibuted separately in the G.I.S.
press boxes this evening.
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