Stamps timed to Coronation anniversary on sale in UK
ԱշխարհCommemorative stamps timed to the 60th anniversary of the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II, which will be celebrated on June 4th, have gone on sale in the UK.
The original set of six stamp miniatures depict official portraits of the monarch painted in diverse years.
These works cover the entire period of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The first portrait is dated 1953, when the Queen had been the formal head of state slightly over a year, while the last one dates 2012, when the entire British nation celebrated the diamond jubilee of the monarch's reign.
Among the selected works is one by Russian artist Sergei Pavlenko.