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Elizabeth II stamps

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The first stamps issued in Queen Elizabeth II's reign displayed The Queen in a photograph by Dorothy Wilding


Image of stamp showing Dorothy Wilding photograph Image of stamp showing Dorothy Wilding photograph with national flowers in each corner

In 1967 the Wilding photograph was replaced by the definitive head that is still used today and was designed by Arnold Machin

Image of a 28p Machin head stamp