In 2006 Queen Elizabeth II turned 80. This highly respected and hardworking Head of State has made a remarkable impact on her country and the world stage. Her important personal milestones include her 1997 Golden Wedding and her 2002 Golden Jubilee, and she continues to attend hundreds of public engagements every year.
From her youngest days, Queen Elizabeth’s life was influenced by her future prospects – at school, she studied constitutional history and law, art and music, combined with horse riding, amateur dramatics and swimming.
Gradually, she accepted more public responsibilities: sending a radio message to the children of the Commonwealth and Great Britain when she was 14; inspecting the Grenadier Guards (of which she’d been appointed Colonel-in-Chief) when she was 16; and, from 1944 onwards, accompanying the King and Queen on many of their tours of Britain. In 1947 she made a personal dedication to the service of the Commonwealth, repeated in 1953 on her accession to the Throne after the sudden death of her father.
Technical information.
Date of issue: 21 April 2006.
Number of stamps: One.
Denomination and design: $5.00 New Zealand Post stamp, $12.50 Jersey Post stamp (£5).
Miniature sheet illustration: Andrew Robinson, United Kingdom.
Printer and process: Cartor Security Printing, France by lithography and 99% pure silver foiling.
Number of colours: Four process colours plus two special colours.
Stamp size and format: 37.5mm x 51mm (vertical).
Paper type: Red phosphor gummed stamp paper 104gsm.
Number of stamps per sheet: Four.
Perforation gauge: 13.
Special blocks: Plate/imprint blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least four stamps from a sheet. Barcode, value block and logo blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least two stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks were available in B format.
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 20 April 2007.
From her youngest days, Queen Elizabeth’s life was influenced by her future prospects – at school, she studied constitutional history and law, art and music, combined with horse riding, amateur dramatics and swimming.
Gradually, she accepted more public responsibilities: sending a radio message to the children of the Commonwealth and Great Britain when she was 14; inspecting the Grenadier Guards (of which she’d been appointed Colonel-in-Chief) when she was 16; and, from 1944 onwards, accompanying the King and Queen on many of their tours of Britain. In 1947 she made a personal dedication to the service of the Commonwealth, repeated in 1953 on her accession to the Throne after the sudden death of her father.
A joint issue miniature sheet commemorating the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II was issued on her birthday - the 21st of April - by New Zealand Post and Jersey Post. The stamps feature a relaxed portrait of the Queen by photographer Julian Calder with a 99% silver foiled border and text.
Five dollars ($5) stamp and five pounds (£5) Jersey stamp.
(Colours not correct on these two images, see below.)
These two stamps featured the same portrait of the Queen but with subtle differences – the individual countries’ names, the prices of the stamps and the inclusion of New Zealand Post’s iconic ‘fern’ brand.
The stamps were issued in two shades with the differences being most apparent in the shade of the background - Jersey green blue (left) and New Zealand ultramarine blue (right). However, the colour differences also affect the shade of the text on the sheetlet margin and the skin tones have more of a red tinge on the ultramarine blue stamps.
Sheetlet of four $5 stamps.
The stamps were issued on the miniature sheet and in sheetlets of four stamps with the first 5000 sheetlets were numbered.
First Day Cover - 21 April 2006 (New Zealand).
New Zealand first day cover had the $5 New Zealand stamp and an enchanting image of the young Princess Elizabeth, photographed with her mother, the late Queen Mother.
First Day Cover - 21 April 2006 (Jersey).
The Jersey first day cover has the £5 Jersey stamp with Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the Queen.
Presentation Pack.
This was a joint presentation pack that contained the two stamps along with the flags and maps of the two issuing countries. The first day cover had the New Zealand stamp affixed with an enchanting image of the young Princess Elizabeth, photographed with her mother, the late Queen Mother.
Below are three enlarged pages of this pack. Unfortunately, I do not have an image of page two showing Queen Elizabeth II in her coronation robes.
Front Cover.
Page three showing the First Day Cover.
Page Four showing the Miniature Sheet.
Technical information.
Date of issue: 21 April 2006.
Number of stamps: One.
Denomination and design: $5.00 New Zealand Post stamp, $12.50 Jersey Post stamp (£5).
Miniature sheet illustration: Andrew Robinson, United Kingdom.
Printer and process: Cartor Security Printing, France by lithography and 99% pure silver foiling.
Number of colours: Four process colours plus two special colours.
Stamp size and format: 37.5mm x 51mm (vertical).
Paper type: Red phosphor gummed stamp paper 104gsm.
Number of stamps per sheet: Four.
Perforation gauge: 13.
Special blocks: Plate/imprint blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least four stamps from a sheet. Barcode, value block and logo blocks could be obtained by purchasing at least two stamps from a sheet. Barcode blocks were available in B format.
Period of sale: These stamps remained on sale until 20 April 2007.
Some of the images in this post were used with permission from the illustrated catalogue of StampsNZ
You can visit their website and Online Catalogue at, http://stampsnz.com/
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