The original portrait looked a bit staid and aloof. It made her look a bit like a smug matron at a society ball. But the final engraving just made her look very plain - almost ugly. Now, whatever you think of the Queen, the fact is that she was - as a young woman - quite attractive. So the image didn’t do her any favours. Unsurprisingly, there were a lot of complaints about the stamps, and they were swiftly changed. The later stamp - the blue one from 1954 - was done from a portrait taken by Dorothy Wilding, who shot the pictures for the British definitive stamps. The Queen certainly looked a lot prettier in the new issue.
Recently I bought a small selection of Canadian booklet panes. The picture shows two of them - one was issued in 1953 and one was issued in 1954. The red one - from 1953 - is probably one of the most unflattering representations of Queen Elizabeth ever put on a stamp. The original photo was taken by Yousef Karsh - the famous society photographer who was normally known as Karsh of Ottawa.
The original portrait looked a bit staid and aloof. It made her look a bit like a smug matron at a society ball. But the final engraving just made her look very plain - almost ugly. Now, whatever you think of the Queen, the fact is that she was - as a young woman - quite attractive. So the image didn’t do her any favours. Unsurprisingly, there were a lot of complaints about the stamps, and they were swiftly changed. The later stamp - the blue one from 1954 - was done from a portrait taken by Dorothy Wilding, who shot the pictures for the British definitive stamps. The Queen certainly looked a lot prettier in the new issue.
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12/8/2016 09:00:06 pm
We can see both of the photos of Queen Elizabeth are looking amazing on that tickets. Now they should post the current photos of Queen because people of her country really lover her because of her great job.
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12/26/2016 11:17:44 am
All of us can see both of the pictures of California king Elizabeth want amazing on that tickets. Now they should post the existing pictures of Queen individuals of her country really enthusiast her because of her great job.
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AuthorJack Shamash is a top journalist who writes for The Times, The Guardian, The Independent as well as various stamp magazines. He is a member of the Royal Philatelic Society London and the author of the book George V's Obsession - A King and His Stamps. Archives
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